HARARE – At least 14 people have died after a long-distance bus crashed along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The accident involved a BRD Luxury Coaches bus travelling from Cape Town, South Africa, to Malawi.
The crash occurred near Suswe, at the 176 kilometre peg along the highway, at around 1PM, national police spokesman Commissioner Paul Nyathi said.
The bus was carrying 63 passengers at the time of the accident.
Survivors and injured victims were rushed to Mutoko District Hospital and Kotwa District Hospital for treatment.
Police cautioned that the death toll of 14 was an initial figure provided by officers first on the scene, and said further details would be released in due course.
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