2 minors die in tractor accident

TWO children died on the spot last week after a tractor they were travelling in was hit by truck haulage at the narrow Pembi Bridge in Mvurwi.

The two, Thandiwe (5) and Junior Nyanhete (7) were travelling with their mother, Ms Evelyne Nyalon (25), while sitting on the tractor’s mudguard.

They were coming from the fields at around 7pm when a haulage truck travelling to Mvurwi crashed into the back of the tractor.

Acting Mashonaland Central provincial spokesperson Assistant Inspector Petros Masikati confirmed the accident and urged tractors owners to put reflectors on them.

“We are urging all tractor owners to put reflectors and tail lights on their vehicles. They should also not carry passengers on mudguards when they do not have trailers,” said Asst Insp Masikati.

Mazowe North legislator Cde Campion Mugweni assisted the bereaved family with $400 while the haulage company and tractor owner chipped in with $1 000 and $80 respectively..

The MP called for the completion of the Pembi Bridge construction to avoid more carnage as a result of the narrowness of the bridge

The accident happened barely two months after a Mvurwi-bound truck haulage caught fire that reduced 30 tonnes of fertiliser to ashes just 100m from the bridge.

Meanwhile, a Harare-bound CAG bus from Muzarabani overturned at Maori just after Mvurwi injuring several passengers after the bus driver failed to negotiate a curve.