{"id":8701,"date":"2025-09-02T07:47:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8701"},"modified":"2025-09-02T07:47:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:47:35","slug":"zrp-releases-names-of-21-victims-killed-in-three-horrific-accidents-over-three-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8701","title":{"rendered":"ZRP Releases Names of 21 Victims Killed in Three Horrific Accidents Over Three Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Crimes and Courta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has officially released the names of 21 individuals who tragically lost their lives in three separate road accidents over three consecutive days. The fatal collisions occurred in Mutare, Juru, and Masvingo, sending shockwaves across the nation and leaving multiple families in mourning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police confirmed that the victims&#8217; next of kin have been notified before making the identities public. The list includes men, women, and young children, highlighting the devastating impact of the accidents on communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first accident occurred on Wednesday, 28th August 2025, along the Mutare-Masvingo Road at the 46-kilometre peg, claiming six lives. The victims were identified as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Godfrey Chikosi (45), male adult, Rowa East, Zimunya, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Vincent Museza (32), male adult, Rowa East, Zimunya, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Patience Musabayana (30), female adult, Mafuke Village, Zimunya, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Melissa Chigonde (22), female adult, Zindi, Honde Valley<br>\u00b7 Anna Mudzingwa, female adult, Rowa East, Zimunya, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Maybe Mundondo, female adult, Rowa East, Zimunya, Mutare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A day later, on Thursday, 29th August, a devastating crash on the Harare-Nyamapanda Road at the 49-kilometre peg in Juru resulted in the death of seven members of the same family. The victims included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Sunday Stenlodge (23), male adult, Binga Village, Domboshava<br>\u00b7 Fadzai Kamurai (25), female adult, Parirewa Village, Domboshava<br>\u00b7 Lin Nyamhunga, female infant (4), Parirewa Village, Domboshava<br>\u00b7 Nyasha Nyamhunga, male infant (6 months), Parirewa Village, Domboshava<br>\u00b7 Matilda Dzangu (28), female adult, Parirewa Village, Domboshava<br>\u00b7 Kersey Matangaidza, female infant (2), Kuwadzana 5, Harare<br>\u00b7 Tariro Matangaidza, female juvenile (15), Kuwadzana 5, Harare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third tragedy struck on Friday, 30th August, along the Mutare-Masvingo Road at the 246-kilometre peg in Masvingo, where eight people died. The victims were named as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Moses Nyazika (47), male adult, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Tamari Nyakabau (39), female adult, Link Road, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Juliet Mabika (33), female adult, Nyanyadzi<br>\u00b7 Happymore Mhuka (37), male adult, Chikanga, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Everson Chazvino (24), male adult, ZIMTA, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Tafadzwa Jacopo (27), female adult, ZIMTA, Mutare<br>\u00b7 Maybe Mazuwa (44), female adult, Pangholin, Masvingo<br>\u00b7 Clever Murwei (46), male adult, Chikanga, Mutare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a somber statement, the ZRP extended its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and issued a urgent appeal to motorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Zimbabwe Republic Police extends deepest condolences to the families of the victims. We appeal to drivers to seriously consider road safety while moving on the country\u2019s roads,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a92025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crimes and Courta The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has officially released the names of 21 individuals who tragically lost their lives in three separate road accidents over three consecutive days.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-court-and-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701","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=8701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8703,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701\/revisions\/8703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}