8 passengers killed as car rams onto bridge pillar
Police say vehicle overturned several times throwing out all passengers
By Staff Reporter
Eight people died while two others were injured after they were thrown off a spinning Toyota Probox which had hit a bridge pillar in a road traffic accident that happened along the Ngundu-Tanganda road on Sunday evening.
Police confirmed the fatal incident, adding that the injured were ferried to hospital for treatment.
“ZRP reports a fatal road traffic accident which occurred on 21 July 2024 at around 7.50pm at the 70km peg along Ngundu-Tanganda Road in which eight people died while two others were injured.
“A Toyota Probox registration number AFD 7476 with nine passengers on board veered off the road before ramming onto a bridge pillar.
“The vehicle overturned several times throwing out all passengers before landing on its right side.”
The victims’ bodies, police added, were ferried to Chiredzi Hospital mortuary for post-mortem while those who were injured were taken to Collin Saunders Hospital and Chiredzi General Hospital for treatment.
