The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said fourteen (14) people were killed in an accident involving a Zebra Kiss bus that occurred along Mutare-Masvingo road on Tuesday night.
In a statement posted on the ZRP Twitter page, Police said one Cephas Muringani aged 46 passed away at Howard Mission Hospital where he was admitted, bringing to 14 the number of people who were killed in the accident. Reads the police:
Reference is made to the ZRP press statement dated 18/04/23 on the fatal road traffic accident which occurred on 16/04/2023 at the 5 Kilometre peg along Chivhu-Buhera Road.
The death toll has risen to 14 following the death of Cephas Muringani (46) who was admitted at Howard Mission Hospital.
Police said the accident occurred at about 11 PM when a Zebra Kiss bus travelling towards Mutare veered off the road and landed on its left side.
Eyewitnesses reported that the Zebra Kiss bus driver lost control while negotiating a curve at Mutare Teachers College, possibly to avoid a collision with a truck.
This accident comes barely weeks after a Zebra Kiss bus driver was sentenced to two years in prison for reckless driving after a bus he was driving was involved in an accident that killed one person and injured several others earlier this year.
There are several factors that can contribute to bus accidents in Zimbabwe which include poor road conditions, overloading, driver fatigue, speeding, inadequate maintenance, reckless driving, and a lack of driver training.
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I hate the name ZEBRA KISS. They should change it to something more reasonable and rebrand!
Reporter, are you OK?
This reporter is mixing up two stories.
13 people were killed when a Timboon bus had an accident on the road in Chivhu
The second story on the 18th of April when a Zebra Kiss bus overturned in an accident near Mutare Teachers College. No fatalities have been reported
Reporters, please don’t do reporting from memory. I hope you r taught how to keep notes including keeping hyperlinks of sources and actually review the sources rather than rely on unreliable memory
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Reporter, are you OK? This reporter is mixing up two stories.
13 people were killed when a Timboon bus had an accident on the road in Chivhu
herald
The second story on the 18th of April when a Zebra Kiss bus overturned in an accident near Mutare Teachers College. No fatalities have been reported
bulawayo24 and facebook
True the Timboon occured during the Easter holidays way back. I think there is a mix up in the reporting
Maybe responding with a lot of kindness would help. Please compare the two sections below and see if I’m being unreasonable.
The reporter: “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said fourteen (14) people were killed in an accident involving a Zebra Kiss bus that occurred along Mutare-Masvingo road on Tuesday night.”
Police statement from Twitter: “Reference is made to the ZRP press statement dated 18/04/23 on the fatal road traffic accident which occurred on 16/04/2023 at the 5 Kilometre peg along Chivhu-Buhera Road”
When reporting, get your facts straight and stop mixing events.