43 Dead as Bus Veers Off Road in Zimbabwe

At least 43 people are reported to have died while others were seriously injured when a bus bound for Zambia from Harare rammed into a tree.

  • Zimbabwe:   Bus Accident Survivors Accuse Driver of Speeding

    The Herald, 9 June 2017

    The driver of the 69-seater King Lion bus which killed 43 people mostly cross border traders and injured 31 others on Wednesday night was reportedly speeding despite pleas from… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   43 Feared Dead in Horror Crash

    The Herald, 8 June 2017

    At least 43 people are a feared dead in a horrific road accident that occurred last night about 30km before Makuti along the Harare-Chirundu highway. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   President Mourns 43 Crash Victims

    The Herald, 9 June 2017

    President Mugabe last night expressed shock and sadness at the tragic loss of lives in the horror bus crash that claimed 43 lives and injured 33 others along the Harare-Chirundu… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   43 Die in Road Accident

    Times of Zambia, 8 June 2017

    Forty-three people, many believed to be cross-border traders travelling from Zimbabwe to Zambia, have died in a road traffic accident. Read more »

Accident scene.

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