Three dead, 23 injured in head on collision

Michael Magoronga, [email protected]

Three people died after a commuter omnibus collided head on with a Toyoyta Wish vehicle in Kwekwe along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway.

Police confirmed the accident which occurred near the King Solomons Hotel on Friday morning.

“The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident  which occurred at the 215 kilometre peg along Harare –Bulawayo Road on 19/01/24 in which three people were killed whilst 23 others were injured when a Nissan Caravan kombi with 18 passengers on board was involved in a head on collision with a Toyota Wish vehicle with eight passengers on board. The bodies of the victims were taken to Kwekwe General Hospital mortuary for post mortem whilst the injured are admitted at the same hospital,” said police via their official X handle.