Children among nine killed as train and bus crash in Zimbabwe
Police and rail authorities say at least nine people including two children are dead after a train collided with a bus in Zimbabwe.
The crash happened at a railway crossing in Triangle, a sugar-producing town in the country’s south, when a freight train collided with the bus, according to police.
National Railways of Zimbabwe spokesperson Andrew Kanambura said in a statement the bus driver failed to stop and check for oncoming trains before crossing the tracks, violating railway safety regulations.
He said at least 25 others were hurt.
Tuesday’s accident occurred less than a week after a minibus carrying schoolchildren caught fire in central Zimbabwe, killing seven.Road crashes are common in Zimbabwe, where a traffic accident occurs every 15 minutes and an average of five people are killed and 38 injured each day, according to the country’s road safety agency.
