On Thursday, while traveling to Mutasa for a youth event organised by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a student from Nyangani High School in Nyanga was k!lled and fifteen others were hurt when their minibus overturned close to Selborne in Makoni district.
According to Zimlive, at the 62-kilometer mark on the Mutare-Juliasdale Road, which has steep hills on both sides, the driver of the Toyota Hiace lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn and land on its side, according to national police spokesman Commissioner Paul Nyathi.
“The body of the victim is at Bonda Mission Hospital while the inj_red are admitted at the same hospital and Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital in Mutare,” Nyathi said.
10,000 young people from all across the nation were to be gathered at the Magamba Vocational Youth Training Centre in Mutasa district for a “Youth Empowerment Forum,” according to the youth ministry headed by Tinoda Machakaire. It was mandated that many schools send students to the event.
