Police in Tsholotsho are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident involving a donkey-drawn scotch cart, which occurred along an unnamed road in the Mazibulala Line area on Sunday, 09 February.
According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), a 23-year-old man was run over by the cart and died on the spot. The cart did not stop after the accident.
In a separate but similar incident, ZRP Bulawayo Traffic West is investigating another hit-and-run accident that happened along Ngwenya Road near Goveya shops on Saturday.
Police said an unknown motorist hit a 30-year-old man and sped off, leaving the victim with severe head injuries.
The Road Traffic Act Chapter 13:11, Section 70 outlines the duties of drivers involved in accidents. Section 70(2) states that drivers must stop immediately if their vehicle is involved in an accident causing injury, property damage, or the death of a person or animal. Failure to stop is a serious criminal offence, commonly referred to as hit-and-run.
After stopping, drivers must ascertain whether anyone has been killed or injured and render any possible assistance. If someone has died, the driver must take reasonable measures to guard the corpse until the police arrive.
Drivers are required to alert the police immediately if the accident involves another vehicle or is serious. Measures should be taken to contact the nearest police station or traffic police general line.
Police should attend to all accident scenes, and it is an offence to tamper with evidence at an accident scene.
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