adminFreedom Mupanedemo Midlands Correspondent
A 58-year-old Chegutu man died when a tipper truck veered off the road and hit him while he was relieving himself by the roadside.
Police spokesperson for Midlands Province, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening at the 240km peg along the Harare-Gweru highway.
Insp Mahoko said Spencer Sambatayi of Kurukuru Farm in Chegutu had disembarked from a commuter omnibus, which was going to Gweru to relieve himself when the accident occurred.
“Spencer Sambatayi who was travelling in a commuter omnibus had just disembarked from the Kombi to relieve himself when the driver of a tipper truck who was travelling behind the kombi slowed down after noticing the parked kombi,” said Insp Mahoko.
He said a Scania Marcopolo bus which was also travelling in the same direction then hit the tipper truck from behind resulting in it veering off the road.
“The tipper truck then veered off the road and hit Sambatayi who was squatting while relieving himself. Sambatayi died on the spot and his body was taken to Kwekwe District Hospital mortuary by the police who attended to the scene,” he said.
Insp Mahoko urged motorists to always adhere to road regulations whenever they are driving.
“Motorist should avoid following the vehicle in front very closely and stick to stipulated distance between two vehicles,” he said.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter