Twenty (20) people were killed in a horrific head-on collision that occurred along the Masvingo-Mbalabala Road at around 3.45 pm this Monday, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed.
According to police, a Toyota Granvia which was travelling from Masvingo towards Zvishavane burst a tyre resulting in the driver losing control of the vehicle.
The Gravia encroached onto an oncoming Toyota Wish’s lane which was coming from the Zvishavane direction resulting in the head-on collision.
The accident occurred at the 61km peg along Masvingo–Mbalabala Road near Chitowa Business Centre, just after Mhandamabwe. Police said in a statement Monday evening:
The ZRP confirms that 20 people have died when a Toyota Granvia which was travelling from Masvingo towards Zvishavane burst a tyre, veered onto the oncoming Toyota Wish’s lane which was coming from Zvishavane direction.
The vehicles had a head-on collision at the 61km peg along Masvingo-Mbalabala Road near Chitowa Business Centre, just after Mhandamabwe. The accident occurred at 1545 hours.
Three injured victims were taken to Zvishavane District Hospital while the bodies have been taken to Masvingo Provincial Hospital.
The ZRP said more details pertaining to the tragic accident will be availed in due course.
Condolences to the families. Both cars have 7 seats including the driver so max of 14 passengers should have been onboard. But 20 have lost their lives and 3 more hospitalized. When will these mushika-shikas realize that our lives matter. And of course there are police roadblocks enforcing lockdown. Surely our good officers should be held accountable for some of these things