Tinoonga Mawere (News of the South)- Masvingo- Seven Zimbabweans perished in a fatal crash in Botswana. The accident happened when the wheel of a speeding Toyota Hilux truck they were travelling in came off and the vehicle rammed into a tree before overturning.
According to police sources here the accident occurred around 2AM on
January 18 in Sherwood village, along Martins Drift Road in Tswapong District.
“The vehicle was carrying 17 people including the driver, all from Tsholotsho district under Chief Gampu’s area. The vehicle was travelling to South Africa via Botswana. The driver and his two assistants escaped unhurt and fled the scene of the crash,” police sources said.
Botswana Police Service (BPS)
spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Dipheko Motube confirmed the accident.
The deceased were identified as Mongameli Mpofu, Lizwe Ncube, Kelvin Ncube, John Vundla, Christopher Vundla, Otilia Ngwenya and Phephisani Ncube.
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