HARARE, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the bus accident which happened in southeastern Zimbabwe Thursday night has risen to 35, police confirmed Friday.
The police said in a statement that the accident happened at around 10 p.m. in Manicaland Province when a bus with 106 Zion Christian Church members on board left the road and fell into a gorge.
"As a result of the accident, 35 people died while 71 others were injured. The bodies of the victims were taken to Chipinge Hospital for post-mortem while the injured were referred to the same institution for treatment, with 13 being critically injured," the police said.
The police added that it would provide more details on the accident in due course.
The accident marked a bad beginning to the Easter weekend. ■
