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Lorry Hit By Train Near Melfort

8 months agoMon, 15 Jul 2024 10:21:39 GMT

A lorry was hit by a train on the Harare-Mutare railway line near Melfort after the driver of the lorry attempted to race a train at a level crossing on Sunday night.

Fortunately, despite the serious nature of the accident, there were no reported injuries.

According to the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), the lorry driver apparently tried to beat the oncoming train to the level crossing, leading to the collision.

In the aftermath of the collision, the NRZ has once again appealed to all motorists to exercise extreme caution and prudence when approaching level crossings.

Earlier this month, several schoolchildren were injured when their school bus was struck by a train at the Wilton Level Crossing in Mutare.

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The bus driver of the Versatile Academy school bus reportedly failed to follow level crossing safety protocols and tried to cross the tracks ahead of the approaching train.

The Mutare incident occurred just over a week after a separate incident in Harare, where an AVM bus carrying 66 passengers collided with a train at a railway-level crossing, resulting in one fatality and leaving seven others injured.

The previous accident took place on June 25, 2024, at the intersection of Paisley Road and Lyton Road in Harare, around 4:30 AM.

According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the bus driver failed to stop at the railway crossing, leading to the collision with the train.

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23 Comments

mbocho · 8 months ago

lorry rakaramba kudhonza apa ndaive ndakutosvika ndaive ne ma pranka dai ndakamira ndaixidha ndorohwa musoro

lee · 8 months ago

ahhhh sad 😭 story wakufanirwa kuisa maboom gate mmm coz ma1

🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 8 months ago

Careless drivers must be nabbed

saint · 8 months ago

you'll never win an argument with a train 🚆 😉

Dr Clarence · 8 months ago

Kuchekeresa. Muchati eke

𝕞𝕦𝕛𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠 · 8 months ago

ngavaise maboom gate mhani

patz · 8 months ago

Ukasamira pa level crossing yaurikuona uchida maboom gates paanozoiswa unenge watofa kare

👀👀 · 8 months ago

ma fly over munotonoawona ku joni kwete muno muZim,kana kuaonera pamaAfrican movies

Patz · 8 months ago

Fly over haisiyo inodzivirira accident. If you are not a good driver unongoita accident futi vapfuura nepa fly over. Good driving habits ndoanodzivirira accident. Pamwe paaitira accident hapasati pamboitika accident iyoo kubvira pakatanga zvitima

Ndevuzoqethu · 8 months ago

I think all rail/crossing points must be built a flyover bridge to ensure a safe passage for heavy vehicles

Patz · 8 months ago

Its also safe even on a level crosing when drivers are not negligent

· 8 months ago

@Lord...do you sincerely believe that this junta which is totally incapable of maintaining working traffic lights in urban centres CAN install and maintain automated rail-road booms in remote locations? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Anonymous · 8 months ago

This is an issue of carelessness of the truck driver. At every rail crossing one must stop.Simple.And look for the train.If he has his licence cancelled,surely he will know it is him/herself to blame.

Sibanda · 8 months ago

Nema high way level crossing

Proudly Zimbabwean · 8 months ago

NRZ is not to blame this driver was just careless how cld you try to beat an on coming train at a crossing .if he had just stopped and let the train pass all this cld not have happened kumhanya Sandi kusvika it's better late than to be the late

...,. · 8 months ago

almost a weekly occurrence! the reports always do their best to absolve the railways as they seem to always get the story from the railways side. are the railways crew doing what they are supposed to do when approaching a crossing. they are supposed to warn before they get to the crossing by sounding the horn and slowing down. the question is, how many of their engines do have properly working and loud horns? how many of their engines have properly working lights to be seen in the dark?

patz · 8 months ago

Trains have precedence over road traffic. Regardless of whether they sound hones drivers should check once they come to a level crossing. Suicide driving

Lord Castlereagh · 8 months ago

Its high time the NRZ install some boom gates at every railroad crossing

Anonymous · 8 months ago

Remember NRZ ceased to exist long ago after attaining Uhuru....but observance of the level rail crossing rule is paramount.......

patz · 8 months ago

I thought you were going to say what drivers should do when they come to a level crossing.

patz · 8 months ago

Zvakuita kunge NRZ ndiyo ine mhosva iye ari driver. Zvauri kutaura zvakangofanana nekuti you are blaming council kuti they should put boom gates at robots kuti munhu asapinde red robot instead of blaming apinda red robot racho