Lorry crash kills 27 workers

MUTARE, Zimbabwe - At least 27 people were killed and 35 seriously wounded when a lorry they were travelling in plunged into …

MUTARE, Zimbabwe - At least 27 people were killed and 35 seriously wounded when a lorry they were travelling in plunged into a river, the local news agency ZIANA reported yesterday. Police said some 80 people who had been hired to work at a farm were packed into the back of a truck that was taking them to Chipinge district at the time of the accident.

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