Carelessness, not juju, devouring citizens
(Picture credit: The Manica Post) By Lazarus Sauti A solemn atmosphere engulfed Rusape when a horrendous traffic accident involving a Smart Express coach and a Bolt Cutter bus devoured 46 lives near Torish Farm just after the Rusape tollgate last year. The accident occurred at the 166km peg along the Harare-Mutare highway near Rusape around 1730hrs on a stretch of the road where overtaking is clearly prohibited. Smart Express bus was overtaking two heavy trucks going to Harare and side-swiped the oncoming Bolt Cutter bus. After failing to negotiate over the continuous prohibition line, the driver hit a tree with a huge impact. This was not the first traffic disaster involving Smart Express buses since the beginning of 2018. In September 2018, for instance, one of the company’s buses was involved...