School outing ends in tragedy: Nyangani student killed in accident
MUTARE — A student from Nyangani High School was killed and 15 others injured in a road accident that occurred Thursday along the Mutare-Juliasdale Road, police have confirmed.
The fatal crash happened at the 62-kilometre mark of the route when a school Toyota Hiace carrying 19 students veered off the road, overturned, and landed on its side, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said in a statement.
The deceased student’s body has been taken to Bonda Mission Hospital for a post-mortem.
Meanwhile, the injured students have been admitted to Bonda Mission Hospital and Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital for treatment, police said.