Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
The death toll in which eight people died on the spot after a bus they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck along the Gokwe-Kwekwe Road this Wednesday morning has now risen to 10.
The bus which had 36 passengers on board tried to overtake another vehicle before colliding with the truck.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the fatal road traffic accident occurred at 0500 hours at the 110 km peg along Gokwe -Kwekwe Road.
The accident comes after police in Hwange arrested the driver of the Toyota Noah that was involved in Saturday’s fatal road accident at Deka Bridge, killing eight Roman Catholic congregants.
The accident occurred at around 7am along Deka Road near Hwange when the vehicle reportedly lost control while crossing the bridge and plunged into Deka River.
The car was carrying 13 congregants that were returning from an all-night prayer vigil.
Police said the eight victims died after the vehicle was submerged under water. Five survivors were rescued and taken to Hwange Colliery Hospital for treatment.
President Mnangagwa has since declared the Deka Bridge road accident a State of Disaster, in terms of the Civil Protection Act.
Declaration of a State of Disaster enables the Government to mobilise and coordinate the necessary support for affected families, facilitate funeral assistance and provide medical support to injured survivors.
Meanwhile, another six people died when a Honda Fit and a haulage truck collided at the 223-kilometre peg along the Harare–Bulawayo Road near Redcliff turn-off at 1745 hours on May 25.
