BULAWAYO – A man driving a Honda Fit ploughed into a group of 11 congregants walking home from night prayers on Sunday morning, allegedly after losing control of the vehicle.
One of the pedestrians was killed and 10 others required hospital treatment after the 6AM incident on Nketa Drive near Chicken Corner in Tshabalala.
The accident victims were all members of Johanne Masowe, a white garment church which holds services in open air spaces.
The Bulawayo Fire Brigade was summoned to the scene after a man who later died became trapped underneath the vehicle.
Bulawayo’s chief fire officer Mhlangano Moyo said: “Our responders found a Honda Fit vehicle in a ditch with one person trapped underneath, who was suspected to be already dead.
“The Brigade extricated the trapped victim and conveyed the injured individuals to Mpilo Hospital.”
The driver was arrested and faces charges of culpable homicide.
