While
speaking
at
a
Government-led
joint
funeral
service
for
the
victims
in
Beitbridge
on
Friday,
Mhona
condemned
the
bus
driver
for
reckless
behaviour,
suggesting
that
it
may
have
contributed
to
the
deadly
crash.
He
said:
Why
was
he
racing
towards
the
toll
gate?
We
may
have
to
remove
them
from
service.
It
has
also
emerged
that
the
bus
driver’s
retest
expired
in
2021,
and
the
bus
had
no
route
permit.
Mhona
also
urged
Zimbabweans
to
refrain
from
recording
videos
at
accident
scenes
and
to
wait
for
official
communication.
He
said:
Let’s
have
respect
for
the
dead
and
wait
for
proper
transmission
of
messages.
We
are
likely
to
cause
more
harm
than
good.
We
will
investigate
the
causes
of
this
accident
and
act.
According
to
the
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
(ZRP),
the
accident
occurred
at
the
262-kilometre
peg
along
the
Masvingo-Beitbridge
Road,
near
Lutumba
Toll
Gate,
around
8
AM
on
Thursday,
13
February.
An
Urban
Connect
bus,
carrying
65
passengers,
collided
head-on
with
an
Auro
Transport
haulage
truck
that
had
four
occupants
on
board.
The
crash
occurred
when
the
bus
attempted
to
overtake
another
vehicle.
The
bus
was
en
route
from
Harare
to
Beitbridge,
while
the
truck
was
travelling
in
the
opposite
direction.
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