{"id":6659,"date":"2024-12-09T15:12:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T15:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=6659"},"modified":"2024-12-09T15:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T15:12:39","slug":"tragic-accident-on-bulawayo-victoria-falls-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=6659","title":{"rendered":"Tragic Accident on Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Mat North Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 6, 2024, a devastating road traffic accident occurred along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to 51 others. The incident took place at the 330-kilometre peg around 18:40 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details of the Incident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The accident involved a Shackman Tipper truck that was carrying 69 passengers at the time of the crash.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The vehicle overturned and landed on its left side, leading to multiple casualties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fortunately, 16 passengers managed to escape without injuries, while the remaining passengers suffered various injuries, some of which were critical.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Response and Investigation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The bodies of the deceased were transported to Hwange Colliery Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examinations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The injured passengers were admitted to the same hospital for medical treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is currently investigating the cause of the accident and has appealed to the public for any information that could assist in their inquiries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Importance of Road Safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tragic incident underscores the urgent need for improved road safety measures, particularly for long-distance travel. The ZRP has urged all road users to remain vigilant and adhere to traffic regulations to prevent further accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accident along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is a stark reminder of the dangers present on the roads and the importance of safety for all travelers. The community mourns the loss of life and wishes a swift recovery to those injured in this unfortunate event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mat North Correspondent On December 6, 2024, a devastating road traffic accident occurred along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to 51 others.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment-and-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6661,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659\/revisions\/6661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}