Nine dead after bus driver ‘failed to check for oncoming trains’

16 Jun 2026 • 11:02 PM MYT
The Independent
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Nine dead after bus driver ‘failed to check for oncoming trains’

  • At least nine people, including two children, have died after a train collided with a bus in Triangle, a sugar-producing town in southern Zimbabwe.
  • The collision, which occurred at a railway crossing, also left at least 25 others injured.
  • According to the National Railways of Zimbabwe, the bus driver failed to stop and check for oncoming trains before crossing the tracks, violating railway safety regulations.
  • This incident follows another fatal accident less than a week prior, where a minibus carrying schoolchildren caught fire in central Zimbabwe, killing seven.
  • Road crashes are a frequent occurrence in Zimbabwe, with an average of five people killed and 38 injured daily, and a traffic accident happening every 15 minutes.

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