{"id":7845,"date":"2024-06-06T11:43:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T11:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/zrpnew\/?p=7845"},"modified":"2024-06-06T11:43:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T11:43:39","slug":"zrp-press-statement-22nd-may-2024-update-on-a-fatal-road-traffic-accident-along-donnybrook-road-mabvuku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zrp.gov.zw\/?p=7845","title":{"rendered":"ZRP PRESS STATEMENT \u00a022ND \u00a0MAY 2024 :\u00a0UPDATE ON A FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ALONG DONNYBROOK ROAD MABVUKU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reference is made to the <strong>Zimbabwe Republic Police<\/strong>\u2019s post on X platform on a fatal road traffic accident which occurred along Donnybrook Road, Chizhanje area, Mabvuku, Harare on <strong>21<\/strong><strong><sup>st<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u00a0May 2024 <\/strong>at around<strong>\u00a01700 hours<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Zimbabwe Republic Police<\/strong>\u00a0has established that a Howo truck with one passenger on board \u00a0veered onto the oncoming traffic lane and side swiped with a Toyota Hiace kombi \u00a0with 13 passengers on board before having a head on collision with another Toyota Hiace kombi with five passengers on board. As a result six people were killed whilst twelve others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Zimbabwe Republic Police<\/strong>\u00a0releases the names of <strong>four<\/strong>\u00a0of the <strong>six<\/strong>\u00a0victims who were identified by their next of kin as listed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Edinah Ndogwedu<\/strong>, a female adult of Riverside, Ruwa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Felix Javha<\/strong>, a male adult of Hatfield, Harare.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tarisai Chigwande<\/strong>, a female adult of Odzi, Zimre Park, Harare.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liberty Chitide<\/strong>, a male adult of Tafara, Harare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The other two victims are yet to be identified by their next of kin.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <strong>Zimbabwe Republic Police<\/strong>\u00a0confirms another fatal road traffic accident in which three people were killed whilst ten others were injured at the 226 kilometre peg along Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road on <strong>21<\/strong><strong><sup>st<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u00a0May 2024<\/strong>\u00a0at around <strong>2200 hours<\/strong>. An ERF truck with three passengers on board encroached onto the oncoming traffic lane resulting in a head on collision with a Stallion Cruise Bus with 40 passengers on board.<\/p>\n<p>The three victims are yet to be identified by their next of kin. The bodies of the victims were conveyed to Hwange Colliery Hospital mortuary for post mortem whist some of the injured are admitted at the same hospital and St Lukes Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Zimbabwe Republic Police<\/strong>\u00a0reiterates that drivers should avoid travelling at night as most road traffic accidents are recorded during this time due to visibility and observation challenges. Above all, drivers are urged to be cautious and observe all road rules and regulations to safeguard human lives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>[NYATHI. P]<\/strong>\u00a0Assistant Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>Senior Staff Officer<strong>\u00a0(Press and Public Relations)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>to the<strong>\u00a0Commissioner-General of Police<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Police General Headquarters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reference is made to the Zimbabwe Republic Police\u2019s post on X platform on a fatal road traffic accident which occurred along Donnybrook Road, Chizhanje area, Mabvuku, Harare on 21st\u00a0May 2024 at around\u00a01700 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[188],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-statements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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