HARARE, Zimbabwe — A minibus taxi in southwest Zimbabwe caught hearth on a freeway Thursday, killing a few dozen and a half individuals, police mentioned.
Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi mentioned that authorities had been nonetheless making an attempt to confirm the precise variety of victims, however that it was “roughly 18.”
The automobile “exploded into hearth” on a freeway close to the second greatest metropolis of Bulawayo within the southwest of the nation, police mentioned in a separate assertion. They didn’t instantly give a explanation for the hearth.
Minibus taxis are a well-liked technique of public transport within the southern African nation and are sometimes packed past their really helpful capability.
