Man ‘jumps’ to death

Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter
A MAN from Matobo district in Matabeleland South Province allegedly committed suicide by jumping out of a moving bus through the window near a toll gate at Dinde, outside Hwange on Wednesday night.

Police have identified the deceased as Nkululeko Ndlovu (42) from Gulathi Village in Matobo district.

Ndlovu was a passenger in an Extra City bus which was heading towards Bulawayo en-route to Harare from Hwange.

Police spokesperson for Matabeleland North Province Sergeant Namatirai Mashona said:

“We received a report of sudden death by jumping through the window of an Extra City bus on November 30 at the 309km peg in Dinde along the Hwange-Bulawayo road. The man allegedly threw himself out of the bus through the window and fell on the tarred road headlong,” said Sgt Mashona.

She said no foul play is suspected and the body was taken to Hwange Colliery Hospital mortuary awaiting a postmortem.

Witnesses said Ndlovu was seated on the right side of the bus when he stood up and opened a window before jumping off.

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