Wicknell Chivayo was named in the wake of a plane crash in the Marondera Rural area on Wednesday evening, when a aircraft went down at around 5pm with six people on board. The Zimbabwe Republic Police said officers and relevant authorities were attending the scene and that more details would follow.
The police statement put the crash at 1700 hours and said the aircraft had six occupants. That gives the first fixed details for the response: when it happened, where it happened and how many people were aboard.
Zimbabwe Republic Police statement
“The ZRP confirms a plane crash in Marondera Rural area at 1700 hours, this evening. The aircraft had six occupants” the Zimbabwe Republic Police said in a police statement. It also said, “More details will be released in due course as the scene is currently being attended”.
Those lines show the response was still active when the statement was issued. Officers and relevant authorities were at the scene while the process of gathering additional information continued.
Marondera Rural area crash
The statement did not immediately give the identities of the six occupants or describe their condition. For readers waiting on family, work or travel information, the next update will need to answer whether all six were accounted for and what help, if any, they needed at the scene.
Until the police issue further details, the only verified facts are the time, the location and the number on board. The scene was still being attended, and that is the point at which the public record now stops.
