GOVERNMENT abandoned a ‘disastrous’ plan to have tourists involved in the Gwanda train accident driven to Victoria Falls but instead had them flown to the resort town Saturday.
One of Africa’s most luxurious trains, Rovos Rail collided with a Beitbridge Bulawayo Rail (BBR) goods train in Gwanda over the Easter holiday while carrying 47 tourists on a fancy trip from Pretoria, South Africa.
The Bulawayo to Victoria Falls highway, on the other hand, is one of the worst in the country, with dangerous potholes and a derelict road for hundreds of kilometres.
What is supposed to be a six-hour trip now extends beyond eight-hours as vehicles manoeuvre the tough terrain, at times moving into bushes towards Lupane and Hwange.
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