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Crime Reporter
TWO people died in four separate accidents that have been reported in the last two weeks along the Harare-Mutare Road when the vehicles they were traveling in plunged into a bridge in Ruwa.
Police said as a result of the dualisation of the road, many motorists were speeding resulting in accidents.
Acting National Traffic police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Luckmore Chakanza yesterday said the accidents were recorded in the last two weeks.
“Since the dualisation of the road was opened up between Mabvuku turn-off and Ruwa, two people have been killed in four accidents that we have recorded.
“Speeding has been cited as the major cause and we believe that most of the motorists have an excitement over the dualisation,” he said.
He said all of them lost control near the bridge resulting in some of the vehicles hitting the pillars of the bridge while others plunged into the bridge.
Asst Insp Chakanza urged motorists to exercise caution since there were still loose stones along the road.
He said as a result of this, it would be difficult to brake in case of an emergency.
In March this year, police said most of Zimbabwe’s major highways had become too narrow to accommodate the high volumes of vehicular traffic, resulting in the numerous road accidents that occurred in recent months.
Chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said in a 2012 festive season traffic report that the roads in urban areas also needed urgent attention since they contributed to accidents.
“The general state of the roads countrywide is in dire need of attention. Most of the highways, especially the Harare-Beitbridge road is now too narrow to accommodate the ever increasing volume of traffic. Haulage trucks and buses ply this route and certain known stretches of this road have become death traps,” she said.
Meanwhile, police are still manning roadblocks in most parts of the country as they continue to carry out stop and searches on motorists.
Police said the security roadblocks would continue to ensure that there were no disturbances and to thwart any malcontents bent on causing mayhem and chaos.
On Monday, police said the situation remained calm in the wake of the harmonised elections last week, with officers now deployed in various areas to ensure peace prevails.
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