35 members of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) have died while 75 others were injured when a bus was involved in an accident between Chimanimani and Chipinge districts Thursday night.
“The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred at the 5km peg along Jopa- Skyline Rd, Chimanimani last night at around 2200 hours, where a Charles Luwanga bus which had 106 ZCC church members went out of the road and fell into a gorge,” ZRP said.
“As a result of the accident 35 people died while 71 others were injured. The bodies of the victims were taken to Chipinge Hospital for post-mortem while the injured were referred to the same institution for treatment, with 13 being critically injured.”
The victims were travelling to their Mbungo shrine in Bikita for Easter gatherings.
