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Accident kills 2 people
11 May 2017 at 07:07hrs | Views
TWO people died while nine others were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident along the Harare-Chirundu Road near Banket on Monday night.
"A Nissan Vanette was travelling due west along Harare-Chirundu Road with nine passengers on board and on approaching the 91km peg, the driver encroached into the lane of an oncoming Nissan Sunny resulting in a head-on collision. "One person died on the spot and the other one died at Banket Hospital," Snr Asst Comm Charamba said.
The deceased were identified as Freddy Jonathan (43) and Stanley Nyamagara (77) of Banket.
Their bodies were taken to Banket Hospital mortuary for postmortem while the injured were taken to the same hospital for treatment.
"Police are urging motorists to exercise caution on the roads. Drivers must keep their lanes to avoid interference with other road users," Snr Asst Comm Charamba said.
"A Nissan Vanette was travelling due west along Harare-Chirundu Road with nine passengers on board and on approaching the 91km peg, the driver encroached into the lane of an oncoming Nissan Sunny resulting in a head-on collision. "One person died on the spot and the other one died at Banket Hospital," Snr Asst Comm Charamba said.
The deceased were identified as Freddy Jonathan (43) and Stanley Nyamagara (77) of Banket.
Their bodies were taken to Banket Hospital mortuary for postmortem while the injured were taken to the same hospital for treatment.
"Police are urging motorists to exercise caution on the roads. Drivers must keep their lanes to avoid interference with other road users," Snr Asst Comm Charamba said.
Source - the herald
