Train Disaster 07-03-07

 

PRESS RELEASE

TRAIN ACCIDENT

THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions joins the nation in mourning the sad loss of 35 lives at the Dzivarasekwa train junction.

The ZCTU extends its heartfelt condolences to the families of the 35 victims and wishes those injured a speedy recovery. It is disheartening to note that the country continues to lose its citizens to such avoidable accidents. We welcome government's move to declare the accident a National Disaster but sadly, this will not bring the lost lives.

However, we would like to urge the government of Zimbabwe to seriously look into railway system of the country to avert more train accidents. There is need for a revamp of all the National Railways of Zimbabwe train systems so that innocent lives are not lost.

Government should start to show some seriousness in dealing with this matter of train accidents as a matter of urgency. The 'Freedom Trains' have become 'Death Trains' and this is unacceptable to the citizens of Zimbabwe.

7 March 2007

W. Chibebe

SECRETARY GENERAL

Khumbulani Ndlovu
Information Officer
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
P.O Box 3549
Harare, Zimbabwe

Telephone 263-4-794702/794742
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