A 17-year-old Mbare boy who was driving a bus with one passenger on board struck and killed a 7-year-old boy on Monday in the same suburb.
The now-deceased boy was playing football with friends along a street in the high-density suburb.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) revealed the tragic incident Tuesday via their official Twitter page but did not give further details on it. Police said:
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Police in Harare are investigating a fatal road traffic accident in which an AVM DAF bus, with one passenger on board and being driven by a teenager (17) hit a boy (7) who was playing soccer on the extreme left side of Harare Street near Gwinyai Primary School, Mbare on 05/12/22. The victim died on the spot.
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In an unrelated incident, 6 people died while 9 others were injured when a truck rammed into a commuter omnibus along the Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway on Sunday afternoon.
5 people who were aboard the Kwekwe-bound Nissan Caravan died on the spot while another one died upon admission at Kwekwe General Hospital.
ZRP national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident which happened at the 60km peg just outside Kwekwe. <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/six-perish-in-horror-crash/">The Chronicle</a> quoted Asst Comm Nyathi as saying:
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The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident that occurred at the 60km peg along Kwekwe-Gokwe Road on 3 December 2022 at around 1300 hours, where six people died while nine others were injured.
A motorist who was driving a Scania Rigid truck towards Kwekwe with one passenger on board rammed into a Nissan Caravan vehicle travelling in the same direction with 14 passengers on board.
Five passengers from the Nissan Caravan vehicle died on the spot, while another died on admission at Kwekwe General Hospital.
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17-year-old Bus Driver Runs Over, Kills Minor In Mbare

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_United_Passenger_Company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO)</a> is set to recruit 100 bus drivers and has invited qualified and experienced candidates to submit their applications on or before March 13.
ZUPCO outlined some of the requirements in a statement:
<blockquote>Candidates must have at least O’ level qualification, a clean class 1 driver’s license, defensive driver’s license, valid medical certificate, at least three years driving experience, sound knowledge of local roads and customer care orientation.</blockquote>
The company has invited applicants to submit their detailed curriculum vitae and certified copies of proof of qualifications to the nearest ZUPCO depot or the Human Resource Manager at P.O. Box 3298 or 109 <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Belvedere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Belvedere</a> Road, Harare.
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