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12 Children Injured After Train Collides With School Bus In Mutare

9 months agoWed, 03 Jul 2024 11:03:16 GMT

12 Children Injured After Train Collides With School Bus In Mutare

On Wednesday morning, twelve schoolchildren were injured when their school bus was struck by a train at the Wilton Level Crossing in Mutare.

The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) confirmed the accident and stated that initial investigations indicated the bus driver of the Versatile Academy school bus failed to follow level crossing safety protocols and tried to cross the tracks ahead of the approaching train. The NRZ said:

A bus carrying school children was hit by a train at the Willton Level Crossing in Mutare this morning. Twelve pupils were injured and taken to hospital where they are receiving treatment. Our prayers are with them as they get on the road to recovery.

Preliminary investigations indicate the bus driver failed to follow level crossing rules and tried to beat the train to the level crossing, resulting in the accident.
The accident is a stark reminder to all drivers to exercise extreme caution and strictly adhere to road rules at level crossings.
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This latest accident occurred just over a week after a separate incident in Harare, where an AVM bus carrying 66 passengers collided with a train at a railway-level crossing, resulting in one fatality and leaving seven others injured.

The previous accident took place on June 25, 2024, at the intersection of Paisley Road and Lyton Road in Harare, around 4:30 AM.

According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the bus driver failed to stop at the railway crossing, leading to the collision with the train.

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30 Comments

Onnie theman · 9 months ago

Guys anyone can

. · 9 months ago

Let's face facts before blaming this and other drivers. Frankly how many trains are still running in Zimbabwe today? Running trains are a rarity. Every driver assumes the rail tracks are an obsolete road decoration.

patz · 9 months ago

Its wrong to assume when you are a driver because when you assume you will collide with one of those few trains left. You dont stop at a robot because there are other vehicles but because the robot is red even if there are no other vehicles

𝙎𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙮𝙤 · 9 months ago

*train not training (correction)

𝙎𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙮𝙤 · 9 months ago

maybe that driver is from Masvingo where there is no training. in some areas there were trees between the rails. ini kwandinogara njanji inodarika nemuzasi mechuru maybe pachauya chitima chichapindawo nemuchuru imomo

quana · 9 months ago

nhai mwari zvkuda kumbodii chaizvo

x · 9 months ago

who is to blame here? i guess its the bus driver, tell me who doesn't see a train coming who doesnt hear a train coming especially our old fashioned trains. they make so much noise that one cant say i didn't see it or i didn't hear it. The matter with these drivers i guess its just that the underestimate these trains, they think theyre just too slow that they can cross the rail line even with the train in sight. Come on drivers these kinda accidents are avoidable 😏😏

Zuze · 9 months ago

ZANU is to blame. Before independence ALL road/rail crossings had electrically controlled booms that would come down when a train was approaching. There were also red traffic signals that would light up to stop all vehicles. This clueless ZANU junta superintendent over the collapse of the economy and working infrastructure left behind bu colonial administrations

wenjanja general · 9 months ago

thank heavens for saving innocent souls

Mbada family · 9 months ago

Haaa zvapera zvitims izvi

Ed · 9 months ago

guys our country is dead that thing ndecha 1941 chinomawanepi maparts emabrakes. zvimwe zvacho zvirikumaMusium. we should have better 🚂 than those rubbish 😕.

zimbo · 9 months ago

remember trains are different with cars and buses which just stop anywhere train drivers can't just stop they brake at a distance before stopping

44yrs · 9 months ago

Drivers plse give us a break by observing road rules and regulations

saint · 9 months ago

you'll never win an argument with a train 🚆

patz · 9 months ago

train yadii zvayo handiti ine precedence here over road traffic. Problem ndeya bus driver anoziwa kuti pane rail level crossing but failed to observe safety precautions

Dyoo nemo-nemo · 9 months ago

inga ndozvangonyorwa Wani. you're arguing with yourself..why,🤷

patz · 9 months ago

Im responding tobforegoing comments where some seem to blame the NRZ. IAre you that dull not to see that im not commenting on the main article

Patz · 9 months ago

Mazuwano handichapingurane nemaZimcare

Tman · 9 months ago

Rail signs akasakara aye + vanofanira kuisa magates anovhara ega kana train yakupfura

Mr President · 9 months ago

V20.30

· 9 months ago

ZANU yaakuchekeresa vana vedu.

Chiiko? · 9 months ago

A repeat of accidents which happened after the 2018 general elections with buses burning

...,. · 9 months ago

what is common in the two railway crossing accidents within two weeks in different towns is NRZ. Why all of a sudden are they having such accidents? They should do something with the level crossings, even if it means the assistant train driver has to get down and stop the road traffic using a red flag before the train passes the level crossing.

Take off · 9 months ago

NRZ yakafa ngaimbo vharwe

sawweet · 9 months ago

These 🚆 should be banned pa road

dreams · 9 months ago

Rest in peace NRZ

legend · 9 months ago

old fashioned trains