Tragedy struck on the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway in Gwanda on Sunday evening when a devastating head-on collision occurred between a South African-bound bus and a commuter omnibus.
The catastrophic accident is feared to have claimed multiple lives, while numerous others suffered serious inj_ries.
Eyewitnesses recounted the harrowing scene, describing how the bus veered into the path of the oncoming commuter omnibus, which was traveling from Gwanda to Bulawayo.
The impact was severe, resulting in a mangled wreckage that left many trapped [1). When ZBC News arrived at the scene, emergency responders were working tirelessly to free those pinned beneath the twisted metal.
Police and firefighters were diligently extricating bodies from the commuter omnibus’s wreckage, while paramedics rushed the inj_red to Gwanda Provincial Hospital for urgent medical attention.
The accident serves as a stark reminder of the dangers that lurk on our roads. It’s crucial that drivers exercise extreme caution and adhere to traffic regulations to prevent such heartbreaking incidents.
