Zim Now Writer
The Tynwald High School bus driver who was involved in an accident in Nyanga last in which six students and one teacher died has been convicted and sentenced to five years in prison.
Chamunorwa Machimbidzofa was found guilty of culpable homicide.
He will, however, serve four years as one was suspended on condition that he does not commit a similar offence.
The court also cancelled his driver’s licence and barred him from driving for four years.
The Tynwald High School bus was involved in a fatal accident in Juliusdale, Nyanga on Friday, October 14, 2022 around 7pm, with reports suggesting that the driver was speeding and failed to negotiate a sharp curve.
Six pupils, five female and one male, died from head injuries after the bus overturned and landed on its roof near Pine Tree Hotel at the 75km peg along the Rusape-Nyanga Road.
Thirty-nine other learners and staff members were injured and were taken to Nyanga District Hospital and Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital in Mutare.
The deceased teacher was identified as Chamunorwa Rukwanha.
He passed away on November 2, 2022, at the Avenues Clinic in Harare where he was being treated for head injuries.
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