More Details Emerge on Gwanda Train Accident
More information has come out about the shocking train crash that happened on Good Friday in Gwanda, Matabeleland South. The early morning accident involved a Bulawayo-Beitbridge Railway (BBR) goods train and a Rovos passenger train, which collided head-on in the Hantinya area.
More Details Emerge on Gwanda Train Accident
According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), a goods train and a passenger train collided head-on early Friday morning. The accident occurred at around 6:15 AM near the 132-kilometre peg along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge railway line.
In a statement shared on their official X (formerly Twitter) account, ZRP confirmed that 13 people were injured in the crash.
The passenger train had 47 passengers and 31 staff on board at the time of the crash. Injured individuals were taken to Gwanda Provincial Hospital, while the Gwanda Fire Brigade responded quickly to rescue those who were trapped.
“The ZRP confirms a railway line accident which occurred on 18/04/25 at around 0615 hours at the 132 kilometre peg along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge railway line. 13 people were injured when a goods train was involved in a head-on collision with a passenger train with 47 passengers and 31 staff members on board. More details will be released in due course,” the statement reads.
As news spread, many assumed the trains were operated by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), but the parastatal was quick to set the record straight.
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NRZ Distances Itself From the Incident
In a statement posted to X, NRZ said it had nothing to do with the accident, explaining that the line where the crash happened is privately owned and not part of their operations.
“We have been inundated with inquiries concerning the collision of two trains in Gwanda today. We inform the nation that NRZ does not operate on that line as it is privately controlled. More so, the two trains are privately operated, therefore have no mandate to speak on behalf of the organisations involved,” NRZ said on its X handle.
While distancing itself, NRZ still took a moment to share its thoughts with those affected.
“However, we join the nation in wishing those injured a speedy recovery,” NRZ added.
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