HARARE
–
Six
people
died
on
Sunday
in
a
head-on
collision
between
a
Honda
Fit
and
a
truck
near
Mutare,
police
said.
The
driver
of
the
Honda
Fit
driving
towards
Mutare
with
six
people
on
board
attempted
to
overtake
a
tractor
at
a
blind
spot
and
rammed
into
a
Sino
Howo
truck
headed
in
the
opposite
direction
on
the
Harare-Mutare
road,
police
spokesman
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said.
The
accident
happened
at
around
7.30PM.
“As
a
result
of
the
crash,
all
six
occupants
of
the
Honda
Fit
vehicle
died
on
the
spot.
The
bodies
were
taken
to
Rusape
General
Hospital
for
post-mortem,”
Nyathi
said.
“The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
will
release
the
names
of
victims
after
their
next
of
kin
have
been
notified.”
Police
urged
motorists
to
exercise
caution
on
the
roads
and
refrain
from
overtaking
when
it
is
not
safe
to
do
so.