BY LWANDLE MTHUNZI
Five people died on the spot while three others were seriously injured when a vehicle they traveling in was involved in a head-on collision with another car along the Harare-Masvingo road on Saturday afternoon.
Police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident which occurred on the 159km peg at around 1:30pm.
He said the accident occurred when the driver of a Mitsubishi Canter that was going towards Masvingo with two passengers on board burst a front tyre and lost control.
“A driver who was driving a Mitsubishi Canter registration number AFV 0664 due south towards Masvingo with two passengers on board had a front right tyre burst, lost control of the vehicle and encroached onto the opposite lane where he had a head-on collision with another motorist who was driving an unregistered Mazda Familiar motor vehicle due north towards Harare with four passengers on board, ” said Assistant Commissioner Nyathi.
He said all people who were in the Mazda Familiar died on the spot.
Bodies of the deceased were taken to Chivhu general Hospital mortuary for postmoterm while the injured were ferried to the same hospital for medical attention.
Nyathi added that police is investigating the cause of the accident and encouraged motorists not to overload their vehicles so as to avoid accidents.