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A Nyanga magistrate court has sentenced Tynwald High School bus driver, Chamunorwa Machimbidzofa, to five years imprisonment.
Machimbidzofa was behind the wheel when the Tynwald High School bus was involved in an accident in Nyanga which claimed the lives of six learners and one teacher last year.
According to The Manica Post, Machimbidzofa was found guilty of seven counts of culpable homicide after a full trial at Nyanga Magistrates’ Court.
However, one year was suspended on the condition that he doesn’t commit an offence involving negligent driving in the next five years hence he will now serve an effective four years behind bars.
The court also cancelled his driver’s licence and barred him from driving for five years.
The Tynwald High School bus was involved in a fatal accident in Juliusdale, Nyanga on Friday, 14 October 2022 around 7 PM, with reports suggesting that the driver was speeding and failed to negotiate a sharp curve.
Six pupils, five female and one male died from head injuries after the bus overturned and landed on its roof near Pine Tree Hotel at the 75km peg along the Rusape-Nyanga Road.