Four perish in road crash

FOUR people died on the spot on Wednesday morning after a Honda Fit they were travelling in collided head-on with a haulage truck at the 60-kilometre peg along Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway.

The driver of the Masvingo-bound Honda Fit lost control of his vehicle and encroached into the opposite lane, resulting in the head-on collision near Sese Business Centre.

All the four people in the Honda Fit, including the driver, died on the spot.

Bodies of the deceased were ferried to Masvingo General Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.

Acting Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa referred all questions to national police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi, who could not be reached for a comment.

According to witnesses, the haulage truck driver Mr Thabiso Mupakaviri was towing two trailers heading towards Beitbridge, while the Honda Fit was heading towards Masvingo.

On approaching Sese Business Centre, Mureverwi allegedly lost control of the Honda Fit and encroached into the opposite lane, resulting in the head-on collision with the haulage truck.

All the four occupants in the Honda Fit, including Mureverwi, died instantly after being crashed in their car.

The haulage truck driver was not hurt in the accident.