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FIVE more people have died in separate road accidents along the Harare-Masvingo highway on Monday, bringing this week’s death toll to 24.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said in one of the latest accidents, which occurred on Monday at around 1pm at the 235km peg along Harare-Masvingo Road, three people died while three others were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned twice.
“A Toyota Hilux vehicle with five passengers on board, veered off the road and overturned twice before landing on its wheels resulting in the passengers and goods being thrown out of the vehicle.
“The bodies of the victims were taken to Masvingo Provincial Hospital mortuary for post-mortem, while the injured are admitted at the same hospital,” he said.
In another fatal accident, two people died while three others were injured when a Toyota Wish they were travelling on veered off the road and hit some pillars of a bridge.
“The vehicle, which was travelling towards Harare with five passengers on board, veered off the road to the left where it hit pillars of the bridge before stopping, on December 19, 2022 at around 6am at the 130km peg along Harare-Masvingo Road.
“The bodies of the victims were taken to Chivhu General Hospital mortuary for post mortem while the injured are admitted at the same hospital,” Asst Comm Nyathi said.
Meanwhile, police are appealing for information which may assist in investigating a hit-and-run road traffic accident which occurred on Tuesday at around 3am along Chiduku Road in Rusape, opposite Vengere Musika.
An unknown motorist hit a man aged 47 and did not stop after the accident. The victim sustained serious multiple injuries all over the body.
In another hit-and-run road traffic accident, a 30-year-old Bulawayo man sustained injuries on the ankle after being run over by the left tyre of a Honda Fit vehicle he was disembarking from at the intersection of Intemba Road and an unnamed road in Nkulumane.
The driver did not stop after the accident. Police have since launched a manhunt for the suspects.
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