Police name victims of Marondera accident

Zim Now Writer

Police have named the two victims of the Marondera accident that occurred on Monday at the 4km-peg along Ruzawi Road.

The two are Akisha Madziwa aged six, and 13-year-old Ashy James aged 13, both from Yellow City in Marondera.

Provincial police spokesperson for Mashonaland East Inspector Simon Chazovachiyi said the two minors died on the spot from head injuries sustained in the accident.

“The two succumbed to head injuries. They died on spot. The other 16 are admitted in Marondera Hospital while bodies of the deceased are in a mortuary at the same hospital waiting for post mortem.”

Inspector Simon Chazovachiyi added that the police were also interested in knowing if the drivers had valid driver’s licences.

Meanwhile, residents of Marondera have, in the wake of this accident, appealed to authorities to ensure that mushikashika vehicles operating in the Mashonaland East provincial capital are banned with immediate effect.

It is reported that the driver of a Honda Fit vehicle operating as a mushikashika encroached into the lane of oncoming traffic, resulting in a head-on collision with another Honda Fit that was carrying schoolchildren.

Eyewitnesses who declined to be named said authorities should ban mushikashika vehicles.

“I live near the accident scene and I am one of the people who arrived here first to assist the injured. The driver of this other Honda Fit from town was speeding and he encroached into the lane of the other Honda Fit going in the opposite direction. We heard a loud noise and desperate screams from passengers. Both vehicles I believe, are mushikashikas.

“I still remember that mushikashikas were banned, but we see them on the roads every day. Why are they allowed to continue putting us and our children in danger? We want them off our roads,” said the eyewitness.