Five students from Bulawayo’s National University of Science and Technology (NUST) perished in a horrific road traffic accident which killed nine people.

The crash happened at the 198 km peg along the Masvingo-Mbalabala Road between a Toyota Wish and a Nissan UD truck. It was a head on collision.

The names of the deceased are: Rachel Mandiki, Mary Magdalene Nkala, Sambulelo Senkosi Nkala, Rutendo Nyangani and Masimba Mushayikwa.