Vehicle overturns after hitting ditch, one dies on the spot

Midlands Bureau

A Gweru motorist died on the spot in Shurugwi when the vehicle he was driving overturned after hitting a ditch last Thursday.

Midlands Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the fatal accident.

“In an accident that took place in Shurugwi on 12 December at about 5pm, one person died when the motor vehicle he was driving overturned after hitting a ditch,” he said.

Inspector Mahoko said the now deceased Webster Sibanda (29) of Mkoba 12, Gweru, was driving a Subaru motor vehicle with two passengers on board along the Gweru-Shurugwi Road.

“Upon reaching the 32km peg, the unfortunate incident unfolded. Sibanda died on the spot whilst his two passengers escaped unharmed,” he said.

Inspector Mahoko urged motorists to safeguard their lives and that of others on the roads.

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