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Wheel Dislodged From A Moving Truck Fatally Hits A Doctor Walking Along The Road

9 months agoWed, 03 Jan 2024 18:17:24 GMT
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Wheel Dislodged From A Moving Truck Fatally Hits A Doctor Walking Along The Road

A medical doctor who worked at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital as a Government Medical Officer died this morning after being struck on the back by a wheel dislodged from a Scania haulage truck while walking along the road.

A police report seen by Pindula News identified the victim as 30-year-old Dr. Tinotenda Madzima. The report also said the Scania haulage truck was travelling towards Harare. Read the police report:

The Zimbabwe Republic Police reports a fatal road traffic accident involving a Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital Government Medical Officer, Dr Tinotenda Madzima (30) which occurred on 03/01/24 at about 0700 hours at the 116-kilometre peg along Harare-Chirundu Road. The doctor was walking along the road when he was hit on the back by a wheel which had dislodged from a Scania haulage truck which was travelling towards Harare. The victim died on the spot.

This unfortunate event follows another recent incident where a female police officer also died in similar circumstances. She was standing on the side of the road when she was fatally hit by a wheel that had come off the trailer of a moving haulage truck. The incident occurred on the Harare-Mutare Road at the 51-kilometre mark.

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