Seven people escaped death by a whisker when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in collided with a train at a rail road intersection in Banket Tuesday morning.
The commuter bus was dragged for about 100 metres. The seven sustained injuries, four of them seriously and were rushed to Banket Hospital where they are admitted.
One of the casualties told the ZBC News the accident could have been a result of the commuter omnibus driver’s indecision.
The driver is reported to have first hesitated to cross the railway line before changing his mind in a moment.
Officer Commanding Police Makonde District Chief Superintendant Godfrey Moyo blamed the driver of the commuter omnibus for being reckless and negligent by failing to observe mandatory traffic regulations.
The commuter bus was travelling to Harare carrying seven passengers.
Road traffic regulations compel drivers of heavy vehicles and all passenger vehicles to stop at railway crossing whether the railway line is obsolete or not. – State Media