HARARE
–
Ten
people
were
killed
in
a
horrific
road
traffic
accident
along
the
Harare–Nyamapanda
Road
on
Wednesday,
police
said.
The
accident
occurred
between
shortly
after
11:30AM
at
the
185-kilometre
peg
near
Suswe
area,
national
police
spokesman
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said.
An
overloaded
Honda
Fit
with
10
occupants
and
travelling
from
Mutoko
to
Kotwa
was
involved
in
a
head-on
collision
with
a
haulage
truck
that
was
heading
towards
Harare.
The
truck
had
four
occupants.
Witnesses
at
the
scene
alleged
that
the
Honda
Fit
encroached
onto
the
lane
of
oncoming
traffic,
resulting
in
the
collision,
according
to
police.
All
ten
occupants
of
the
Honda
Fit
died
at
the
scene.
The
condition
of
the
occupants
of
the
haulage
truck
was
not
immediately
available.
Police
have
been
running
nationwide
safe
driving
campaigns
ahead
of
the
busy
Christmas
and
New
Year’s
holidays,
historically
the
peak
period
for
road
traffic
accidents.