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Authorities Say at Least 9 People Are Dead, 25 Hurt in a Collision Between a Train and a Bus in Zimbabwe
Police say preliminary findings indicate the bus driver failed to stop and check for trains before crossing the tracks.
- On Tuesday, a freight train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Triangle, Zimbabwe, killing at least nine people, including two children, with at least 25 others injured.
- National Railways of Zimbabwe spokesperson Andrew Kanambura stated the bus driver failed to stop and check for oncoming trains before crossing the tracks, violating railway safety regulations.
- Road crashes are frequent in Zimbabwe, where a traffic accident occurs every 15 minutes and an average of five people are killed and 38 injured daily, according to the country's road safety agency.
- Less than a week after a minibus carrying schoolchildren caught fire in Zimbabwe, killing seven, this latest collision underscores persistent safety challenges across the nation.
- Police investigations into the Triangle collision remain ongoing as authorities process the scene, adding to Zimbabwe's grim safety record where transportation incidents claim hundreds annually.
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Leaning Left21Leaning Right4Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Left
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