06 March 2022
Vimbayi Mahachi
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Another man has lost his life in a hit and run accident in Bulawayo.
The current reported accident occurred last Friday a few days after another one happened in Luveve 4 Suburb.
Provincial ZRP Press and Liaison Officer Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the report as police received a case of a fatal road traffic accident on Friday.
The accident occurred along Leopold Takawira Avenue between Josiah Tongogara and Samuel Parirenyatwa streets where a pedestrian was run over towards Thursday midnight.
Some passersby told the police that there was a dead body lying on the tarmac face down.
The man who is said to be approximately 35 to 40 years of age was run over by a speeding motor vehicle.
The deceased’s identity is still not known, he however was wearing a light blue shirt, a white vest, a pair of black trousers and black shoes. The deceased is a dark in complexion, tall and full bearded man.
His body was taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) for postmortem.
“The accident might have been caused by excessive speeding under the circumstances by the unknown motorist hence charges of culpable homicide will be preferred against the unknown motorist,” Insp. Ncube said
The police do not condone such accidents as most of them occur due to human error as motorists tend to speed and be less attentive to their surroundings.
During the night, motorists especially the younger age, tend to speed along the streets if Bulawayo going through traffic lights or against the flow of traffic. More often they will be drunk.
As there will be no police presence, some of these rogue motorists perform drags right in the middle of the streets.
“Motorists are urged to apply themselves fully to save life and avoid unnecessary accidents,” Insp Ncube emphasised.
The police are appealing to the members of the public with information about relatives of the now-deceased to report to the nearest police station.