Three dead in head on collision

by | Jan 22, 2024 | Business, Crime & Courts, Local News | 0 comments

Three dead in head on collision

 

Mako Jerera

 

 

Three people have died after a commuter omnibus collided head on with Toyota Wish vehicle in Kwekwe along the Harare – Bulawayo Highway.

 

Police confirmed the incident which occurred near the King Solomons Hotel Friday morning.

 

“The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred at the 215km peg along Harare-Bulawayo Highway on 19/01/2024 in which three people were killed whilst 23 others were injured when a Nissan Caravan kombi with 18 passengers on board was involved in a head-on on collision with a Toyota Wish vehicle with eight passengers on board. The bodies of the victims were taken to Kwekwe General Hospital Mortuary for post mortem whilst the injured were admitted at the same hospital.” Said Police via their X handle.

 

Meanwhile, two people were killed whilst 12 others were injured when a Toyota Dyna vehicle veered off the road before overturning and landing on its roof at the 81.5 kilometre peg along Harare-Nyamapanda Road on 18/01/24 at around 2240 hours.

 

The bodies of the victims were taken to Murewa Hospital mortuary for post mortem whilst the injured are admitted at the same hospital.