Own Correspondent|A ZUPCO Bus plying the Beitbridge – Gwanda – Bulawayo route has crashed about 40 kilometres out of Bulawayo.

Witnesses at the scene claim that there has been fatalities though no official count has yet been confirmed.

According to witnesses, the driver who was driving towards Bulawayo tried to negotiate a sharp bend at a high speed resulting in him losing control of the bus.

“The bus swerved several times before landing on its side,” a witness told ZimEye.com.

“We have seen some dead bodies on the site and medical teams are on site attending to the passengers,” the witness told ZimEye.com.

ZUPCO buses are an instant hit to Zimbabweans and are always full because of their low prices compared to other public transport operators.

It is not yet clear how many people were in the bus.

While still shocked on the accident, Zimbabweans have expressed another shock at the condition of a rescue vehicle appearing on pictures from the crash scene.