Online Reporter
Conrad Mupesa-Mashonaland West Bureau
SIX people died following a head-on collision involving a Toyota Probox and a commuter omnibus near the Chinhoyi Provincial Heroes Acre along the Harare-Chirundu Highway yesterday.
Several other passengers were injured and rushed to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital for treatment.
According to police sources, the Toyota Probox, suspected to have been operating illegally as a pirate taxi, was travelling towards Banket when it collided head-on with a commuter omnibus on its way to Harare from Magunje.
Sources said the Probox had failed to comply with a police order to stop and was reportedly being pursued towards Chinhoyi Central Police Station when the fatal crash occurred.
Mashonaland West provincial police spokesperson Inspector Ian Kohwera said he could not immediately confirm details of the accident.
He then referred inquiries to national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi.
However, in a post on its X handle, the police said: “The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred this (yesterday) afternoon on 17/07/2026, at the 110 kilometre peg along the Harare-Chirundu Road near (the Provincial) Heroes Acre, in which six people were killed.
“The number of injured victims is still to be established. More details to be released in due course.”
