Two dead, one injured in head on collision

Thupeyo Muleya

Beitbridge Bureau

Two people were killed on Thursday morning when a Toyota Fortuner they were travelling in collided head on with a South Africa bound cross-border bus near Makhado Business Centre some 80 km west of Beitbridge town.

The incident occurred along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo Road when the driver of the bus hit a stray donkey and swerved into the lane of oncoming traffic, resulting in a collision with a car that was heading towards Gwanda.

Two people who were in the vehicle died on the spot while the driver of the bus escaped with some injuries.

Although the police are yet to release full details of the incident, the District Medical Officer, Dr Lenos Samhere said they had received two bodies from the accident scene.

“We received two bodies and the driver of the bus is admitted at the hospital,” he said.