Tinaye Agere
Online reporter
NINE people died while eight others were injured when a Toyota Sienta travelling towards Shamva with 13 passengers on board was involved in a head-on collision on Friday night.
In a statement on Saturday, the Zimbabwe Republic Police said the vehicle hit a cow before encroaching into the opposite lane, where it collided with a Toyota Land Cruiser.
The accident occurred around 7pm at the 88-kilometre peg along Harare-Shamva Road.
“Nine people were killed while eight others were injured when a Toyota Sienta vehicle with 13 passengers on board, which was travelling towards Shamva, hit a cow before swerving onto the oncoming lane,” reads the statement.
“Resultantly, the motor vehicle had a head-on collision with a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle which was travelling towards Harare with three passengers on board.
“Eight passengers died on the spot while the other passenger died upon admission at Shamva Hospital.”
Eight of the injured victims were admitted to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Bindura Hospital and Shamva Hospital.
derick.khumalo
Online Reporter