Two people died on the spot while several others were injured after an InterAfrica bus burst a tyre and overturned along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road.

Bulawayo acting fire brigade officer Lynos Phiri confirmed the accident.

“(An) InterAfrica bus with about 60 people on board burst two rear tyres and overturned. Two Brigade ambulances ferried nine patients,” said Phiri.

Other injured passengers were ferried by private ambulances.

In other news – A fatal accident took place early this morning just before Mwenezi turn off

At around 5 am this morning. A commuter omnibus from Chiredzi destined to Beitbridge – Musinna with cross borders passengers was involved in a head-on accident at the 180km peg with a long haulage truck. It was a head-on accident.

Six passengers were dead at the scene. Whilst four were seriously injured and taken to the nearest clinic and district hospital in the district. It was a Nissan Caravan. The driver who was a male was dead at the scene. Five female passengers were dead on the scene. Read More