Online Reporter
George Maponga-Masvingo Bureau
A MOTHER and her five children died on the spot yesterday after their vehicle collided head-on with a haulage truck along the Masvingo-Harare highway, marking a bloody start to the Easter holidays.
The woman was driving a Toyota Corolla heading to Zvishavane from Harare, together with her five children, when their car collided with a haulage truck heading to Harare.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the crash occurred at the 246km peg along the highway.
“All six people who were in the Toyota Corolla vehicle (mother and her five children) died on the spot and their bodies were taken to Masvingo Provincial Teaching Hospital Mortuary for post-mortem,” said Comm Nyathi.
The names of the deceased will be released by the police after their next of kin have been informed.
Police preliminary reports show that the woman lost control of her vehicle, resulting in it encroaching onto the opposite lane, where it collided head-on with a haulage truck.
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