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Nyanga MPs visit accident scene
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
March
27, 2012
Hon. Douglas
Mwonzora and Hon. Willard Chimbetete yesterday visited the Nyanga
scene of the accident, which claimed 18 people and left 27 injured.
Hon. Mwonzora is the MP for Nyanga North while Hon. Chimbetete is
the MP for Nyanga South.
Hon. Mwonzora expressed
concern over the continued loss of life on the country's roads,
especially when due care by motorists on the roads.
Briefing the MPs on how
the accident occurred on the fateful day, Nyanga District Administrator,
Mr John Makoni said, the omnibus that has a passenger capacity of
26, had 45 people on board, all from Chivi in Masvingo province
and was towing a trailer with a load of 1.3 tonnes.
A total of 2 people from
the Johanne Masowe Jerusalem sect died on the spot when the commuter
omnibus veered off the road and crashed into a stone embarkment
along the Nyanga-Nyamaropa road in the early hours of Sunday while
they were going to a church service in Kadzere.
Hon Chimbetete said it
is sad that people are concerned about making more money at the
expense of human life. "The commuter omnibus was way overloaded
and then this happens. It is sad and unfortunate that a lot of lives
had to be lost. It is really sad," Hon. Chimbetete said.
Most of the deceased
did not have identification particulars making it difficult for
the police to identify them.
The DA bemoaned lack
of preparedness on the part of Nyanga General Hospital as it did
not have a doctor on the day of the accident. Regina Coeli Hospital
had to attend to the injured before transferring them to Mutare
General Hospital. Civil Protection Unity and the DA's offices
were by yesterday busy trying to have post-mortems done and arranging
for proper identification of the victims.
In 1991, 91 people, mostly
students from Regina Coeli Mission and members of staff, perished
at the same spot while on board a B&C bus.
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