A deadly road accident happened along the Ngundu Tanganda Road in Chiredzi resulting in 8 people losing their lives in a “Mushikashika” vehicle.
This stretch of tarmac, once a lifeline connecting communities, has resulted in a lot of accidents happening along the road. This has left many people questioning if it the road is cursed.
This sad latest tragedy happened on the evening of July 21st, when a Toyota Probox was being used for the popular mushikashika. The vehicle which was carrying a total of 9 passengers veered off the road at the 70km peg and crashed into a bridge pillar.
The impact of the accident was catastrophic as it sent the vehicle tumbling and ejecting all passengers.
“A tragic road traffic accident claimed the lives of eight people and left two others injured on the evening of July 21,”
confirmed a spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).
The Ngundu-Tanganda Road has earned a sinister reputation as one of Zimbabwe’s most dangerous stretches of roads claiming over a hundred lives annually. The recent spate of accidents has fuelled rumours of a curse, a dark force that seems to be drawing victims to their demise.
Just three weeks ago, on the evening of July 1st, a Toyota Hiace carrying 15 passengers towards Chiredzi met its gruesome end at the 5km peg. The driver lost control, sending the vehicle careening off the road, overturning three times before finally coming to a stop. Three passengers, a female and two males, perished in the accident, their lives tragically cut short.
On June 28th, another accident occurred at the 101km peg, this time involving a pirate taxi, popularly known as mushikashika. The driver, Simbarashe Muparuri (25), lost control of the Toyota Probox, sending it careening off the road and overturning twice. Muparuri sustained head injuries and died on his way to Chiredzi General Hospital. Four other passengers were injured in the accident, two of them with serious and life-threatening injuries.
A lot other deadly road disasters continued to occur on the road…
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