EIGHT Zanu PF supporters died on the spot yesterday in Norwood along
Tsholotsho-Bulawayo Road when an overloaded truck they were in veered
off the road and overturned.
Fifty-six others were injured in the same accident, police confirmed.
The Zanu PF supporters were travelling to a party hosted by outgoing
Umguza MP Obert Mpofu in Nyamandlovu.
The dead included six adults and two children.
According to sources, the accident occurred near Norwood area at the 38km peg around 10am.
The injured were rushed to Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo
Hospitals (UBH) where they were admitted. Police national spokesperson
Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba last night confirmed the
incident.
“The truck driver lost control at a bend and the vehicle veered off the road killing eight people on the spot,” she said.
Meanwhile, Mpofu said he would assist families of the victims with
medication and burial costs. He visited some of the injured at Mpilo and
UBH last night. A moment of silence was observed at the rally attended
by about 10 000 people.
http://www.southerneye.co.zw/2013/07/29/eight-zanu-pf-supporters-killed-56-injured/
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