The Sunday News
Sunday Life Reporter
Comedian Rolland Lunga who acts as Boss Kedha in popular online comedy series P.O Box survived a horrific car crash along the Bulawayo-Harare road, a few kilometres from Shangani last Saturday.
The comedian who was admitted at Mpilo hospital sustained injuries.
He narrated the ordeal on his Facebook page.
“What started as a midnight (Saturday into Sunday) drive to Harare in a moment became the beginning of the biggest transition of my life. Some kilometers after Shangani, my life was almost cut short.
“Waking up to a pull of blood, I crawled out the car with no traffic whatsoever in sight. The highway was dark and no houses nearby. It was just two friends confused and seeking help,” posted Kedha.
Sadly, a bus stopped at the incident and Kedha thought they had come to rescue him, but alas, they wanted to take pictures.
“A bus full of people approached and stopped. About five men dropped off and we thought help had come. I learnt an important life lesson as all they asked was what happened and took a few selfies before rushing back into the bus the moment driver hooted.
“I was left lying by the roadside with my friend shocked with minor scratches.
I couldn’t lift my right hand and the car was really damaged. At that moment, death seemed way closer than I’d ever imagined as I felt my body weakening,” said Kedha.
The comedian said he took time to reminisce about all the things he could have done, in the event that he died.
“I thought about all the things I should’ve done with my life that I never did. I even thought of the orange muffins my pregnant sister had baked in the afternoon that I hadn’t tasted. It seemed like the end.”
Eventually, a bread delivery truck came to the rescue, gave the comedian and his friends a ride before calling for an ambulance.
“The ambulance took us to Mpilo hospital where I arrived unconscious. After they cleaned me up, I heard the doctor saying they couldn’t do anything to my tongue which had been shredded into three when I bit myself because of the impact of the accident. Fortunately, an older doctor stitched my tongue.”
