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45 killed in bus accident in Zimbabwe

A passenger bus has lost control in north-western Zimbabwe, killing 45 of the 67 on board.

Forty-five people have been killed when the driver of a passenger bus lost control of the vehicle in north-western Zimbabwe.

Forty-three people died at the scene of the accident on Wednesday night, while two others died of their injuries on Thursday morning.

A total of 67 passengers were travelling on the bus, with several of them severely injured, local authorities said.

The driver failed to negotiate a curve on the road from the capital, Harare, towards the Zambian border town of Chirundu.

The state of roads in Zimbabwe is poor due to a long-running economic slump that has left President Robert Mugabe's government cash-strapped.


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Source: AAP



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