Police Name 21 Urban Connect Bus Accident Victims

UPDATE
ON
A
FATAL
ROAD
TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT
AT
THE
262
KM
PEG
ALONG
MASVINGO-BEITBRIDGE
ROAD,
LUTUMBA

Reference
is
to
the
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
press
statement
released
on
13th
February
2025
on
a
fatal
road
traffic
accident
at
the
262-kilometre
peg
along
Masvingo-Beitbridge
Road,
near
Lutumba
Tollgate.

The
death
toll
has
risen
to
25.

The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
releases
the
names
of
22
of
the
25
victims
who
were
identified
by
their
next
of
kin
as
listed:-

• Gwiba
  Kezias
  (51),
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Stoneridge,
  Harare,
• Mudzingwa
  Origin
  (47),
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Sese
  Village,
  Masvingo,
• Tsitsi
  Mukaro,
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  Dulibadzimu,
  Beitbridge,
• Emma
  Mukaro,
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  at
  Dulibadzimu,
  Beitbridge,
• Punich
  Masvenhise
  (45),
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  SDP,
  Beitbridge,
• Richard
  Kandororo
  (37),
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Marindale,
  Norton,
• Vincent
  Bvumbe
  (35),
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Shule
  Shule,
  Beitbridge,
• Petronella
  Murungweni
  (26),
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  Mashavire,
  Beitbridge,
• Jeke
  Paradzai
  (46),
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Glen
  Norah,
  Harare,
• Abell
  Rumbwere,
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Mashavire,
  Beitbridge,
• Melissa
  Jackson
  (21),
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  Warren
  Park,
  Harare,
• Natasha
  Tembo,
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  SDP,
  Beitbridge,
• Gilbert
  Gwinyai
  Mafi,
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Mbare,
  Harare,
• Elizabeth
  Mauto
  (48),
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  Seke,
  Chitungwiza,
• Faustina
  Zhakata
  Chibamu,
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  Budiriro
  5,
  Harare,
• Mutsekwa
  Josphine,
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  Dulibadzimu,
  Beitbridge,
• Mollicious
  Kahanda
  (37),
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  Holiday
  Inn,
  Beitbridge,
• Douglous
  Mandira
  (43),
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Marlborough,
  Harare,
• Angela
  Tembo,
  a
  female
  adult
  of
  SDP,
  Beitbridge,
• Taziva
  Nyashega
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Hatcliffe,
  Harare,
• Elton
  Marima,
  a
  male
  adult
  of
  Old
  Medium,
  Beitbridge.

29
injured
passengers
are
receiving
treatment
at
Beitbridge
District
Hospital
while
two
others
are
admitted
at
Gwanda
Provincial
Hospital
and
the
other
13
victims
were
transferred
to
United
Bulawayo
Group
of
Hospitals
for
further
medical
attention.

The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
is
appealing
to
the
public
to
assist
in
identifying
the
remaining
three
victims.

Meanwhile,
the
Police
urge
drivers
to
be
responsible
on
the
roads,
promote
road
safety
and
avoid
overtaking
in
situations
which
are
clearly
not
safe
to
do
so.

NB:
The
ZRP
stated
that
only
3
of
the
25
victims
have
yet
to
be
identified.
However,
in
the
statement
above,
the
ZRP
identified
21
victims,
not
22,
as
one
of
them,
Jeke
Paradzai
(46),
was
listed
twice.

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