国际英语资讯:Zimbabwean president mourns bus accident victims
<p><span word="HARARE">HARARE</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 8-- <span word="Zimbabwean">Zimbabwean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmerson">Emmerson</span> <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> 47 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harare">Harare</span>-<span word="Mutare">Mutare</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="instructed">instructed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="roadworthy">roadworthy</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>, <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="transit">transit</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="left">left</span> 70 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="collided">collided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>.</p><p><span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commuter">commuter</span> <span word="omnibuses">omnibuses</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dilapidated">dilapidated</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="attributing">attributing</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span>.</p>
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