OMEN
08-07-2006, 10:41 PM
THIRTY-three people died and more than 20 others were injured when a bus burst a tyre and crashed into a valley in northwestern Zimbabwe, state media reported.
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation said the bus crashed just before a bridge in Chirundu district near a spot where 18 people were killed in another road accident two months ago.
Dozens of people have died on Zimbabwe's roads this year in a spate of accidents largely blamed on reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles.
Analysts said soaring prices were forcing Zimbabwe motorists to use worn-out tyres on their vehicles, while omitting crucial maintenance work, as the southern African country struggles with a deep economic crisis most dramatised by the world's highest inflation rate of more than 1180 per cent.
Reuters
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation said the bus crashed just before a bridge in Chirundu district near a spot where 18 people were killed in another road accident two months ago.
Dozens of people have died on Zimbabwe's roads this year in a spate of accidents largely blamed on reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles.
Analysts said soaring prices were forcing Zimbabwe motorists to use worn-out tyres on their vehicles, while omitting crucial maintenance work, as the southern African country struggles with a deep economic crisis most dramatised by the world's highest inflation rate of more than 1180 per cent.
Reuters