HARARE – Ten people lost their lives on Wednesday when a Honda Fit vehicle collided with a haulage truck along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway near the Suswe Area.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the accident via statement issued by the National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi.
“The ZRP reports the death of ten people in a fatal road traffic accident at the 185 km peg along the Harare–Nyamapanda Road, near Suswe Area, on 17 December 2025 between 11:30 am and 12 noon,” Nyathi wrote.
“A Honda Fit with ten occupants, which was travelling from Mutoko to Kotwa, had a head-on collision with a haulage truck travelling to Harare. The truck had four occupants.
“It is alleged that the Honda Fit encroached onto the lane of oncoming traffic, resulting in the collision. All ten occupants of the Honda Fit have died,” he said.
On the same day police confirmed another accident at the 37 kilometre peg along the Harare-Chirundu Road, near Nyabira which killed four people while two others were injured.
This happened “when the rear right tyre of a Toyota Hiace kombi burst, resulting in the vehicle overturning several times before landing on its left side. The kombi had 14 passengers on board.”
Meanwhile the Commissioner-General of Police, Stephen Mutamba released three more Rebranded Ford Everest vehicles to the recently launched National Highway Patrol Unit.
According to the ZRP this brings the total number of vehicles to nine and more vehicles are said to be coming.
