GWERU – Seven people died on the spot Saturday when a Toyota Granvia they were travelling in collided head on with a haulage truck at Tree Top Business Centre 15 kilometres outside Gweru along Gweru-Bulawayo road.
Although the details of the deceased are still sketchy it is however believed the dead could be members of the same family.
Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi said preliminary investigations indicate that the driver of the Toyota Granvia who was travelling towards Gweru stopped and parked on the right side of the road.
Superintendent Nyathi said on trying to get back into the road the vehicle was hit by the Freightliner haulage truck that was travelling towards Bulawayo, adding that all the passengers in the Toyota Granvia died on the sport.
The driver of the haulage truck, however, survived the accident and had no serious injuries.
The bodies of the deceased were taken to Gweru provincial hospital mortuary where they are awaiting post mortem.
Meanwhile, the names of the dead are still being withheld until their next of kin have been informed.
