HARARE
–
At
least
17
people
died
on
Tuesday
after
a
haulage
truck
collided
with
a
kombi
near
Manyame
River
Bridge
on
the
road
linking
Harare
and
Chitungwiza.
The
South
Africa-registered
truck
was
travelling
to
Harare
while
the
commuter
omnibus
was
headed
for
St
Mary’s
in
Chitungwiza.
Police
spokesman
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said:
“The
ZRP
confirms
a
road
traffic
accident
which
occurred
this
morning
along
Chitungwiza
Road
involving
a
haulage
truck
and
a
kombi.
“The
police
urges
the
media
and
public
to
be
patient
as
police
officers
are
currently
attending
the
scene.
More
details
will
be
released
in
due
course.”
Rescue
teams
at
the
scene
said
17
people
had
died,
as
they
warned
that
the
death
toll
could
rise.
of
some
of
the
crash
victims
with
police
officers
was
smothered
by
truck
in
deadly
crash
Among the
dead
were
two
children
and
two
pedestrians
who
were
hit
first
by
the
truck
before
it
rammed
into
the
kombi.
Witnesses
said
the
truck
encroached
into
the
opposite
traffic
lane
while
trying
to
avoid
a
collision
with
a
Honda
Fit
in
its
lane.
The
South
Africa-registered
truck
then
smashed
into
the
commuter
omnibus,
smothering
it
under
its
weight.