In
a
statement
issued
on
17
April,
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
(ZRP)
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said
12
people
died
in
the
incident,
11
passengers
and
the
driver.
Earlier,
the
ZRP
estimated
the
death
toll
at
around
18,
but
later
reports
put
it
at
16.
“The
Police
has
established
that
12
people
were
killed
after
a
Toyota
Quantum
carrying
11
passengers
exploded,”
said
Commissioner
Nyathi.
The
names
of
nine
of
the
12
victims
who
were
positively
identified
by
their
next
of
kin
are
as
follows:
Thabani
Moyo
(37),
a
male
adult
of
Old
Lobengula,
Bulawayo.
Nobuhle
Mdlongwa
(37),
a
female
adult
of
Entumbane,
Bulawayo.
Oscar
Mdlongwa
(44),
a
male
adult.
Sicelesile
Mabhena,
a
female
adult
of
Nkulumane
5,
Bulawayo.
Sibusiso
Mabhena
(5),
a
male
juvenile
of
Nkulumane
5,
Bulawayo.
Mhlupeki
Limkani
Sibanda
(36),
a
male
adult
of
Nkulumane
05,
Bulawayo.
Tedious
Ncube,
a
male
adult.
Precious
Moyo
(36),
a
female
adult
of
Pumula
North,
Bulawayo.
Promise
Brian
Gabadela,
a
male
adult.
Commissioner
Nyathi
said
the
victims’
bodies
were
taken
to
United
Bulawayo
Hospitals
mortuary
for
post-mortem
examinations,
adding
that
the
cause
of
the
explosion
is
still
unknown.