Zim Now Writer
The police have named 15 of the 22 victims killed in a road traffic accident, which occurred on Tuesday at the 27-kilometre peg along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway where a Toyota Quantum with 21 passengers on board was involved in a head-on collision with a DAF truck.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said seven victims are yet to be identified by their next of kin.
“The 15 victims were identified by their next of kin as listed: Brian Phiri, 44, male adult of Ndiweni Village, Kezi; Sadam Maenzane, 31, a male adult from Old Magwegwe, Bulawayo; Kifi Sphandla, 48, male adult of Nkulumane 5, Bulawayo; Tobias Ncube, 36, male adult of Mbundane, Bulawayo; Muhluli Sibanda, 39, a male adult of Mpopoma, Bulawayo; Gilbert Nyoni, 45, a male adult of Entumbani, Bulawayo and Ntuntuko Mpofu, 33, a male adult of Emganwini, Bulawayo.
The other victims, Ass Comm Nyathi said, are Kylene Ndlovu, 2, an infant from Njube, Bulawayo; Vongai Tshuma, 36, a female adult of Njube, Bulawayo; Jennifer Ndlovu, 42, a female adult of New Magwegwe, Bulawayo; Sibonginkosi Ndlovu, of K West, Summerton, Bulawayo; Ruth Mawonidze, 33, a female adult of Nketa 9, Bulawayo; Aldrean Ndlalambi, 46, a male adult of Mkoba 16, Gweru; Noah Haurambwe, 40, a male adult of Pumula, Bulawayo and Dumoluhle Ndlovu, 36, a male adult of Luveve 5, Bulawayo.”
Police are advising relatives who are missing their family members who were travelling along the accident route on the day to contact ZRP Esigodini Traffic on 0779 074 677 or 0773 865 797, Matabeleland South Provincial Operations on (0284) 22323 or 22834 or National Complaints Desk on (0242) 703631 or Whatsapp 0712 800 197.
Government has since accorded state-assisted funeral for the 22 victims of the accident.
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