By Meditation Mposi
A Chivi man’s dead body was found lying in the middle of the road with lower limbs broken along the Ngundu-Tanganda road in what is suspected to be a hit-and-run incident.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the death of Kefias Emmanuel (36) on October 8 and encouraged drivers to help victims whenever they are involved in an accident.
“I confirm the death of Kefias Emmanuel of Madzivire Village, Chivi along the Ngundu-Tanganda Road and I urge drivers to help victims whenever they are involved in an accident to save lives rather than running away,” said Dhewa.
Circumstances are that on October 7 at around 1800hours Emmanuel left home to Ngundu Business Centre for a beer drink and never returned. The following day at around 0400hours, Alicious Zondo (52) a bus driver from Tshovani Township Chiredzi was driving along the Ngundu-Tanganda Road when he saw Emmanuel’s body lying on the road and reported to the police.
The police established that Emmanuel’s body had been dragged for about 20metres and his lower limbs had been broken.
The body was taken to Neshuro District Hospital for postmortem while the next of kin was advised.
The Ngundu-Tanganda road has become a hotspot in Masvingo Province as many accidents are recorded on the road time and again.
On September 7, 2024 at around 2200hours at 100km peg along the Ngundu-Tanganda Road, Emmanuel Munyanyi (44) of Chiredzi was driving a truck with a trailer carrying sugarcane when the truck encroached to the right lane of the road hitting the behind wheel of Richard Mukwazvure(34) ‘s car which was driving due East with five passengers on board.
Mukwazvure’s car went off-road, overturned and landed on its roof and the driver died on the spot while three passengers sustained minor injuries.
On June 28, another accident occurred at 101 km peg along the same road when a pirate taxi driver, Simbarashe Muparuri(25), lost control of the vehicle and it overturned twice. Muparuri sustained head injuries and died on his way to Chiredzi General Hospital. Four other passengers were injured in the accident while two of them sustained serious injuries.
On July 22, another fatal road traffic accident occurred at the 70kilometre peg along Ngundu Tanganda road in which eight people died while two others were injured when a Toyota Probox vehicle with nine passengers on board veered off the road and overturned several times throwing all passengers out before landing on it’s right side.
