HARARE
–
In
a
freak
coincidence,
three
people
were
injured
on
Monday
when
a
Harare
fire
brigade
vehicle
was
involved
in
a
road
crash
in
Borrowdale
suburb
as
crew
rushed
to
attend
to
the
scene
of
a
serious
road
traffic
accident
involving
a
commuter
omnibus
which
left
25
people
injured.
Confirming
the
misfortune,
police
said
25
people
were
injured
in
a
head-on
collision
involving
a
Toyota
Hiace
Kombi
and
an
Isuzu
Light
truck
with
no
passengers
on
board
along
Domboshava
Road.
“The
ZRP
confirms
a
serious
road
traffic
accident
which
occurred
on
20
January
2025
at
around
7.45AM
along
Domboshava
Road
opposite
Philadelphia
School,
Borrowdale,
Harare,”
police
said.
“25
people
were
injured
when
a
Toyota
Hiace
Kombi
with
23
passengers
on
board
was
involved
in
a
head-on
collision
with
an
Isuzu
Light
truck
with
no
passengers
on
board.”
Police
said
the
accident
was
caused
by
the
kombi
driver
who,
according
to
witnesses,
attempted
to
overtake
another
vehicle
in
the
face
of
oncoming
traffic.
The
injured
were
rushed
for
treatment
at
Parirenyatwa
Group
of
Hospitals.
Police
said
three
more
people
were
injured
when
a
fire
brigade
vehicle
with
six
passengers
on
board
collided
with
a
Nissan
March
with
three
passengers
on
board
along
the
same
road.
Police
urged
drivers
to
be
“safety
conscious
on
the
roads”.