Tsvangirai's former aide dies in car crash

Veteran journalist and the former MDC-T director for policy implementation, William Bango has died. He was 62.

Bango died from injuries sustained after the Isuzu truck he was driving collided head-on with a Toyota Raum near Dema Growth Point along the Chitungwiza-Wedza Road.

The driver of the Toyota Raum died on the spot while a passenger in the same vehicle and Bango died on the way to Chitungwiza Provincial Hospital.

Police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi, said the accident occurred around 2pm near the 43km peg along the Harare-Wedza Road.

Bango's Isuzu was travelling from Chitungwiza to Wedza while the Raum was coming from the opposite direction, said Chief Supt Nyathi.

Bango joined The Herald soon after independence as a cadet reporter and worked on the newspaper for several years and later moved into other areas of journalism before entering politics.

MDC-T president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's spokesman, Mr Luke Tamborinyoka, said the party lost a loyal cadre.

"He was involved in an accident today (yesterday) afternoon and died upon admission. Mr Tsvangirai has since paid his condolences at his residence and as a party we feel grief for someone who served the party with loyalty. He was the founding spokesperson in 2002 until he was a director before his retirement from the party structures," said Mr Tamborinyoka.

Mourners are gathered at number 48 Adylinn Road in Marlborough.