24 Dead, 12 Critical in Beitbridge Bus-Truck Crash BEITBRIDGE – At least 24 people died and 12 others are in critical condition after a head-on collision between a Beitbridge-bound Urban Connect bus and a haulage truck near the Lutumba toll gate on the Beitbridge-Masvingo highway early Thursday. Witnesses said the crash occurred just before 7 AM when the bus driver attempted an overtaking maneuver. Emergency teams, including police, the army, and the local civil protection unit, helped retrieve bodies from the wreckage. The injured have been rushed to the district hospital.