Online Reporter
Arron Nyamayaro
WHO is the killer driver who hit and killed a man who was found dead along Nelson Mandela Avenue in Harare on Sunday?
The accident happened near Morgan Tsvangirai House in Harare’s CBD.
Harare provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, said the deceased has been identified as Tafadzwa Bigboy Chiyangwa (37).
He said the body showed injuries which were consistent with a road traffic accident.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim was struck by an unknown motor vehicle whose driver failed to stop after the incident,” he said.
Police believe the accident occurred between 2300 hours and 0005 hours on Sunday.
Inspector Chakanza appealed to members of the public who may have witnessed the incident or have any information that could help identify the vehicle and driver.
“Motorists are reminded of their legal obligation to exercise due care on the roads and to stop and report any road traffic accident.
“Failure to do so is a serious offence,” said Insp Chakanza.
Recently, the Officer Commanding Harare Province, Commissioner Maxwell Chikunguru, said Mushikashika owners and drivers will now have to explain every dent on their vehicles as police continue hunting for suspected offenders involved in hit-and-run accidents.
In recent weeks, police have impounded more than 200 kombis and private vehicles for various traffic-related offences. Commissioner Chikunguru said operations aimed at restoring order in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) will be intensified.
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Our problem remains in that there is a lot of talking and less action. One just has to drive into any town and observe these mishikashika in operation. Claims are that some of them belong to police officers and other government and council officials. A lot of these ramshackle of vehicles are driven by unlicensed drivers some as young as 12 years. One wonders how a vehicle with broken doors, plastics as window shields, people hanging from the back outside of vehicles and vehicles loaded to the brim pass through police checkpoints. But one finds them on the roads. Surely while police expect us to assist with information about crime and criminals they shouldn’t expect us to be their eyes to see unroadworthy vehicles.