Three perish in fatal road accident

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West

THREE Lobels Limited employees died on the spot along Harare-Chirundu highway near Karoi River some 15 kilometres from Karoi when their delivery truck collided with a haulage truck around 6am today.

National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyati could not be contacted for comment but witnesses said the haulage truck which was coming from Zambia tried to overtake before colliding with the delivery truck headed towards Karoi.

When The Herald arrived at the accident scene, police and fire tender from Karoi were retrieving the trapped bodies while the driver of the haulage truck was said to have been taken to Karoi Hospital where he is in a stable condition.

The deceased were also taken to Karoi Hospital mortuary.

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