SYDNEY MUBAIWA
GWERU-Eight passengers who were injured in the Gweru bus accident last Wednesday are still hospitalised while 40 others have been discharged.
A total of 48 patients were attended to at the Gweru Provincial Hospital. Of the 48, four patients had amputations and two had debridement in theater. One had a severe head injury and is admitted in the ICU while the other one was transferred to a Harare private hospital for further examination after a family request.
Speaking during a visit to the injured victims at Gweru Provincial Hospital, Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Slaiman Kwidini thanked medical personnel who assisted the injured victims.
“We are happy with what we saw and what we heard from the hospital staff. I managed to talk to some of the injured victims and they told me that they are recovering well.
“I want to thank our medical team and encourage them to continue working hard,” he said.
A Harare bound Hungwe Coaches bus from Botswana overturned at a roundabout near Fairmile Hotel in the Midlands capital on Wednesday killing five people on the spot.
According to National Police Spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, the driver of the bus failed to negotiate his passage through the roundabout and lost its control.
