fbpx
Friday, March 29, 2024
HomeNewsTwo Harare city council employees choke to death

Two Harare city council employees choke to death

Two Harare city council employees yesterday chocked to death during an operation to unblock a wastewater line.

The two Wilson Nyerukai (43) and Mugove Musariri (33) died in an accident that happened on the corner of Penny Close and Bay Close.

“The City of Harare announces with a deep sense of sorrow the death of two of its employees today (yesterday) in Msasa Park during an operation to unblock a wastewater line,” reads the death notice from City of Harare.

Emirates

According to the notice, “One of the officers Wilson Nyerukai (43) (senior wastewater operator) went into the wastewater manhole to unblock a sewer line. He was overwhelmed by the force of flowing unblocked wasterwater and the gas in the seven metre deep manhole. His workmate Mugove Musariri (33) then entered the manhole to rescue him but he also choked to death.”

Fire brigade squad attended the scene and retrieved the bodies, which were then collected by the police.

Nyerukai and Mugove joined council in 1999 and 2010 respectively.

Share this article
Written by

Journalist based in Harare

No comments

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

You cannot copy content of this page