Two Lovers Struck By Lightning In Cowdray Park

A 42-year-old man was fatally struck by a bolt of lightning on Tuesday while walking with his girlfriend along a footpath in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo.

Police said Peter Gwaza died on the spot while his 30-year-old girlfriend, Priority Dube was seriously injured when the lightning struck. Police said:

The ZRP reports a sad incident in which Peter Gwaza (42) and his girlfriend Priority Dube (30) were struck by a bolt of lightning on 03/01/23 while walking along a footpath in Cowdray Park.

Peter Gwaza died on the spot while Priority Dube sustained burns on the stomach and bruises on her hands and face.

In an unrelated but sad incident, the ZRP said two children, a boy and a girl, accidentally dropped a toddler they were playing with resulting in him hitting a big stone with his head which killed him instantly. Police said in a statement:

The ZRP reports a sad incident in which a boy (6) and girl (8), who were playing while swinging a one year and eight months old boy holding the hands and legs, lost grip of the child resulting in him falling down with the head hitting onto a big stone.

The victim died on the spot and the body was taken to a local hospital mortuary for post-mortem. Investigations are underway.