A Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) bus plying the Emganwini route overturned after being hit on the side by a truck, Thursday morning, injuring over 20 passengers.

The accident took place at the busy Bellevue intersection.

In a statement, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) Fire Brigade acting chief officer Linos Phiri, said 23 people were injured.

โ€œThe bus had overturned, lying on the center of the roadway, the two vehicles were blocking the roadway,โ€ said Phiri.

He said the truck driver failed to observe the road traffic regulations.

โ€œA 28 tonne Volvo truck  Registration AFQ 1172 belonging to Mr. Dlamini was in collusion with a ZUPCO commuter omnibus Scania Reg number 8758 belonging to Mr. F Nyathi on the center of the road intersection, 23 persons were injured and conveyed to hospital by Brigade Ambulance,โ€ said Phiri.

The injured people were taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH).

The owner of the bus, South African based businessman Nodumo Nyathi confirmed the incident in a Facebook post.

โ€œTransporting passengers safely is our goal. It is with a heavy heart to announce that one of our buses transporting passengers from Emganwini to Bulawayo CBD was involved in an accident at the Bellevue robots. The bus was hit by a sand truck and overturned,โ€ said Nyathi.

โ€œBulawayo City Council ambulances transported injured passengers to Mpilo hospital, we wish all the injured passengers a speedy recovery,โ€ he said.

In January, one of the buses belonging to the same company claimed a life and injured five other people after the driver lost control and rammed into people who were queueing for transport near Pick n Pay Hyper in the city centre.

Contacted for a comment, Bulawayo Police said they are still compiling the report.

Senzeni Ncube is an accomplished journalist based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, with seven years of experience in hard news, investigative writing, fact-checking, and a keen focus on social development, mining,...

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