HARARE, Zimbabwe — Police say a truck hit a bus head-on in Zimbabwe, killing 11 people including six members of a family returning from a funeral.
Rangarirai Mushaurwa, an assistant police commissioner, said Wednesday the truck driver, who was among the dead, was trying to overtake a third vehicle Tuesday night just outside Harare. The 10 other victims also were riding in the truck.
Earlier this month, 40 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck south of Harare.
Such accidents are common in Zimbabwe and are blamed on excessive speed, poor maintenance of vehicles, worn tires and poor roads. Routine road repairs have stopped amid the nation's economic meltdown.
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In photo: Medical staff at the Narok district hospital tend to a man injured in a bus accident which killed at least 22 people, in Narok, Kenya, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. A bus driver swerved at a sharp corner and collided with another bus in southwest Kenya, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens, police said Wednesday. The buses collided late Tuesday at Ntulele, about 11 miles (17 kilometers) from the town of Narok, said Charles Owino Okweya, the Narok police chief. About 51 passengers were hurt, many with serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
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Rangarirai Mushaurwa, an assistant police commissioner, said Wednesday the truck driver, who was among the dead, was trying to overtake a third vehicle Tuesday night just outside Harare. The 10 other victims also were riding in the truck.
Earlier this month, 40 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck south of Harare.
Such accidents are common in Zimbabwe and are blamed on excessive speed, poor maintenance of vehicles, worn tires and poor roads. Routine road repairs have stopped amid the nation's economic meltdown.
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In photo: Medical staff at the Narok district hospital tend to a man injured in a bus accident which killed at least 22 people, in Narok, Kenya, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. A bus driver swerved at a sharp corner and collided with another bus in southwest Kenya, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens, police said Wednesday. The buses collided late Tuesday at Ntulele, about 11 miles (17 kilometers) from the town of Narok, said Charles Owino Okweya, the Narok police chief. About 51 passengers were hurt, many with serious injuries, he said. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
