WATCH: Heartbreak After Parked Swiss Bus Moved And Crushed Man To Death At Beitbridge Border Post

A parked Swiss Bus moved and crushed a man to death at the Beitbridge Border Post last night.

The bus had parked at the border post and was awaiting the processing of its papers so it could proceed to the South African side.

Parked Swiss Bus Moved And Crushed Man To Death At Beitbridge Border Post

The Masvingo Mirror reported that the bus allegedly moved from its parking spot with no driver on the steering wheel. It then started rolling and ran over a man who was in its path.

The Swiss Bus dragged him along the road, squeezing him to the ground for a short distance. The victim got stuck under the heavy vehicle after it ran over him.

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In a video circulating online, the bus had just screeched to a halt, and the man was still stuck underneath. Some members of the public were peeping under the bus to locate and rescue the man. The bus had dislodged a boom gate and a shade as it moved with no driver to stop it in the dead of the night.

Bus Crushed Man Beitbridge — *Parked Swiss Bus Moved And Crushed Man To Death At Beitbridge Border Post [Image: Masvingo Mirror]*

The accident victim remained trapped beneath the bus and later died because people at the border and medical services were not swift enough to rescue him.

Watch the heartbreaking incident below.

A Swiss Express Bus has crashed a man at Beitbridge Border Post this evening. It appears that the bus moved from its parked position, possibly without the driver at the wheel, and ran over the man.

Despite the person still being alive while trapped under the bus, there was a… pic.twitter.com/MjVBGF6tkG

— Crime Watch Zimbabwe (@crimewatchzw) August 21, 2024