A tragic event occurred in Gokwe on Friday night when a Toyota Hiace carrying 19 people had an accident that claimed two lives and injured 17. The truck went off the road, crashed, and came to rest on its right side along a gravel road close to Mavhulele Village in Gokwe South District, Midlands Province, according to a statement issued by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).
The ZRP verified the event and said that although the injured people are being treated at the same hospital, the bodies of the deceased have been taken to the mortuary of Gokwe South District Hospital for post-mortem tests.
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Following another tragic accident in Beatrice last Friday that claimed the lives of sixteen people in a head-on collision between a truck and a Sprinter kombi, this catastrophe has occurred. According to reports, the majority of the passengers were from Epworth, Harare, and were travelling to Makumumavi Shrine in Chivhu. They were members of the Angels Family Apostolic Church.
In another story,Tragic Accident Claims 15 Church Members, Injures 41.Fifteen people from a church group passed away after their Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van crashed into a haulage truck on the Harare-Masvingo Highway.
The accident happened near Beatrice, as the group was heading to a church event in Chivhu. Forty-one others were seriously injured, with some taken to Beatrice Hospital and others to Chitungwiza Central Hospital. Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi from the police confirmed the tragic incident...read in full
