Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge Bureau
NINE members of Nyenyedzinomwe
Apostolic sect were killed, while six others were seriously injured in a
road accident along the R25 Highway near Kempton Park on Sunday evening
when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a delivery van.
It is reported that the victims were travelling from a church service in Swaziland heading for Zimbabwe.
South Africa’s Netcare 911 spokesperson Mr Santi Steinmann said the
latest incident occurred at around 11pm adding that the six injured were
treated on the scene and were later transported to nearby hospitals.
The latest accident brings to 24 the number of Zimbabweans who were
killed in road accidents in South Africa’s Gauteng Province in a space
of a week.
Last week 15 members of Johane Masowe weChishanu were
killed when a Mitsubishi-Colt they were travelling in collided with a
bus along the R510 Highway in Rustenburg while they were also coming
from a church service. The incident occurred between Northem and
Rustenburg.
One of the church members Mr Simbarashe Nengomasha appealed for well
wishers to assist the church in repatriating the bodies to Zimbabwe.
“This
is shocking and we are appealing to well-wishers to assist us in
securing coffins and repatriating the bodies from South Africa for
burial,” he said.
He said the victims were all based in Zimbabwe and that they had gone for prayers at one of their branches in Swaziland.
Zimbabwe’s Consular General to South Africa, Mr Godfrey Magwenzi said they were yet to get a detailed report on the accident.
“We
are yet to get a detailed report on the accident so that we verify
their nationalities. We will give them the necessary assistance as soon
as that process is complete,” he said
http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86259:9-more-vapositori-perish-in-sa-accident-&catid=38:local-news&Itemid=131#.UdvLxqxSVdg
and
http://www.chronicle.co.zw/9-more-apostolic-members-die-in-sa-road-accident/
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