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Zimbabwe: Marondera VTC student hit by a flat tyre

Victor Maphosa in Marondera

A Marondera woman, believed to be a student of the Marondera Vocational Training Centre (VTC), is fighting for her life after being hit by a tyre that came off a transport truck travelling on the Harare-Mutare highway.

When The Herald arrived at the scene, the victim had already been rushed to Marondera Provincial Hospital.

A witness said that after seeing the tire come off the transport truck, they tried to warn the woman who was with the victim, but without success.

“The victim was walking towards the CBD with two other women,” Patson Munodawafa said.

“As we crossed the street, we saw the truck with two loose wheels. In a short time, the two wheels came off the truck and one of them overturned and hit the woman from behind, causing her to fall to the ground.

“We rushed to the scene and found her bleeding. A passing motorist stopped and offered to take her to the hospital.”