Six Dead, And Others Seriously Injured In Three Separate Accidents Countrywide In One Night

Six people died while several others were seriously injured in three separate accidents on Friday night.

Two of the accidents that claimed five lives occurred along the Harare-Mutare highway while the other one happened at Jerera Growth Point in Zaka, Masvingo Chief Nyakunhuwa Jerera Wafawanaka Mashavave.

Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the accidents last night.

Snr Ass Com Charamba said three people died at the 104 km peg along the Harare-Mutare highway near Macheke when one Artwell Gunha who was driving a vehicle with a South African registration number was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle while attempting to overtake four vehicles at a blind spot.

About eight people were seriously injured after the vehicles piled up and they were taken to Marondera hospital.

Another two people died when the driver of a vehicle they were travelling in lost control after a tyre burst, also along the Harare-Mutare road. The vehicle overturned.  source-standard

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