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A BEITBRIDGE teacher and a pupil died on the spot when a vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and hit a tree, police confirmed yesterday.The accident happened last Friday at around 3.30PM on the road linking Chamunangana and Zezani villages in Beitbridge.
Acting police spokesperson for Matabeleland South Province, Sergeant Thabani Mkwananzi, said Phinos Ngonidzashe Bere, 29, who was a Science teacher at Kwalu Secondary School and a form four pupil from the same school, Rejoice Tlou, 17, died when an overloaded Toyota Noah vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and hit a tree.
“The driver, Conwell Sibanda, 19, was driving towards Zezani Business Centre from Chamunangana area with 17 passengers on board. He then lost control of the vehicle which veered off the road to the right and hit a tree,” said Mkwananzi.
Bere was buried on Wednesday in Gweru and Tlou at Zezani on Tuesday. Sibanda is expected to appear in court soon charged with culpable homicide.
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