41. The taxi van was swept away in the flood water. 42. The taxi van ran into the parked truck. 43. The taxi van rolled several times after a tire burst outside Harare, police spokesman Mario Dube said. 44. There is little public transportation, forcing poor blacks to rely on buses and often overcrowded, poorly maintained taxi vans. 45. They must commute in crowded taxi vans, where they are under constant threat of being ambushed for their guns or simply for being police officers. 46. Turf wars between rival operators have included almost daily shootings and attacks on the taxi vans. 47. Two taxi vans, the mode of transportation for most blacks, approach a bustling stand to collect commuters waiting with sacks of goods. 48. Under recent economic reforms, thousands of taxi vans have been imported, leading to fierce competition between taxi operators. 49. Unrest erupted after private taxi vans and buses blocked entrance routes to Harare and refused to carry commuters into the city center. 50. Witness Ilan Zvuluni said he was a few car lengths behind the taxi van. |