Details emerge in Dube family’s horrific car accident

The bodies of the four members of the Dube family who died in a horrific road accident in Shangani, have been taken to to Gwanda for burial.

Tumelo Dube, his wife Antonetta, and their two children, Itumeleng and Rorisang, all perished in the crash, leaving relatives and the wider community in shock and deep mourning.

A funeral service for the family was held at Doves Funeral Parlour in Bulawayo, where mourners gathered to pay their final respects. Their bodies have since been taken to Gwanda for burial.

The tragedy comes barely days after another catastrophic accident involving the Mujuru family, which sent shockwaves across the country and underscored the rising toll of fatal road incidents.

In that incident, Ronald Mujuru, a former manager of musician Andy Muridzo, lost his wife and five children in a head-on collision along the Harare-Masvingo Road near the 246-kilometre peg, close to Mvuma. Police reports indicate that a Toyota Corolla carrying the family collided with a Mercedes-Benz truck, killing all six occupants on the spot.

The victims were identified as Lilian Mujuru (40) and her five children — Nokutenda (15), Makanaka (13), Ronald Junior (11), Rufaro Shalom (7), and three-year-old Kayden. The family had been travelling from their home in Tynwald North, Harare, to attend a church conference ahead of the Easter holidays.

These back-to-back tragedies have once again raised alarm over road safety in Zimbabwe, with authorities urging motorists to exercise extreme caution, particularly during peak travel periods.

As the nation grapples with recurring fatal accidents, the deaths of both the Dube and Mujuru families stand as a painful reminder of the fragility of life and the urgent need for safer roads. *_-ZimEye_*

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