{"id":51263,"date":"2026-03-01T06:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T06:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51263"},"modified":"2026-03-01T06:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T06:07:37","slug":"bless-it-up-bus-collides-with-heymans-truck-in-featherstone-truck-driver-trapped-as-vehicle-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/01\/bless-it-up-bus-collides-with-heymans-truck-in-featherstone-truck-driver-trapped-as-vehicle-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"Bless It Up\u2019 Bus Collides With Heymans Truck In Featherstone \u2013 Truck Driver Trapped As Vehicle Burns \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>Bless It Up\u2019 Bus Collides With Heymans Truck In Featherstone \u2013 Truck Driver Trapped As Vehicle Burns<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Farai D Hove | ZimEye | More details have emerged following the horrific collision involving the passenger bus \u201cBless It Up\u201d and a heavy truck belonging to Heymans Kole in the Featherstone area.<\/p>\n<p>According to witnesses at the scene, the bus \u201cyarovana netruck rekwaHeymans\u201d \u2014 it collided with a Heymans truck \u2014 resulting in a violent impact that left the truck\u2019s front cabin completely engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses report that the truck caught fire immediately after the crash, with the driver reportedly still inside as the vehicle burned. Thick black smoke was seen rising high into the sky as flames tore through the truck\u2019s cab.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bless-It-Up-Bus-Collides-With-Heymans-Truck-In-Featherstone.png?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-846657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bless-It-Up-Bus-Collides-With-Heymans-Truck-In-Featherstone.png 683w, https:\/\/www.zimeye.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F2464F86-B49E-4896-8364-5EC30E35FE0F-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.zimeye.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F2464F86-B49E-4896-8364-5EC30E35FE0F-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.zimeye.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F2464F86-B49E-4896-8364-5EC30E35FE0F.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the intensity of the collision and explosion, sources on the ground are indicating that no fatalities have been recorded among passengers on the bus. While injuries have not yet been fully confirmed, early reports suggest that passengers from \u201cBless It Up\u201d managed to escape before the fire spread.<\/p>\n<p>The crash occurred in the Featherstone area, a stretch of road known for heavy traffic movement involving haulage trucks and long-distance buses.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are expected to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Confirm the condition of the truck driver<\/li>\n<li>Release official casualty figures<\/li>\n<li>Investigate the cause of the collision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The scene remains one of devastation, with debris scattered across the roadway and sections of the truck reduced to twisted metal.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. Further updates will follow as emergency services and police release official findings.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Bless #Bus #Collides #Heymans #Truck #Featherstone #Truck #Driver #Trapped #Vehicle #Burns #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bless It Up\u2019 Bus Collides With Heymans Truck In Featherstone \u2013 Truck Driver Trapped As Vehicle Burns By Farai D&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[9794,7291,1948,3172,1319,6694,9796,9795,202,6204,2828,3518],"class_list":["post-51263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-bless","tag-burns","tag-bus","tag-collides","tag-driver","tag-eduzim","tag-featherstone","tag-heymans","tag-news","tag-trapped","tag-truck","tag-vehicle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51263"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51265,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51263\/revisions\/51265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}