Tragic head-on collision claims three lives on Harare-Masvingo Road
In a devastating incident that unfolded on Thursday around 1 am, a horrifying road traffic accident resulted in the loss of three lives.
The collision occurred when an Isuzu Rigid truck collided head-on with a Jaguar vehicle along the Harare-Masvingo Road at the 239km peg. The impact of the collision was so severe that the passengers in the Jaguar vehicle tragically lost their lives on the spot, trapped within the wreckage.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) issued a statement confirming the fatal accident, providing details of the harrowing incident. According to the ZRP, the collision took place between an Isuzu Rigid truck, which was carrying two passengers and travelling towards Harare, and a Jaguar vehicle with three passengers heading towards Masvingo. The head-on collision occurred at the 239km peg along the Harare-Masvingo Road in the early hours of December 21, 2023.
Tragically, the three occupants of the Jaguar vehicle were unable to escape the wreckage and lost their lives at the scene of the accident.
“The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred at the 239 km peg along Harare-Masvingo Road on 21/12/23 at around 0100 hours when two vehicles, an Isuzu Rigid truck which had two passengers heading towards Harare and a Jaguar vehicle with three passengers towards Masvingo had a head-on collision. Three occupants from the Jaguar vehicle were trapped and died on the spot,” reads the statement.
