HARARE
–
Nine
people
were
confirmed
dead
on
Friday
after
a
vehicle
they
were
travelling
in
struck
a
stray
cow
and
went
on
to
collide
with
another
one
that
was
travelling
in
the
opposite
direction
in
a
fierce
road
traffic
accident
that
happened
along
the
Harare-Shamva
Road.
In
a
statement,
police
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
confirmed
the
incident,
adding
that
8
of
the
passengers
died
on
the
spot.
The
fatal
crash
occurred
on
Friday
at
around
7PM
at
the
88-kilometre
peg
along
Harare-Shamva
Road.
“Nine
people
were
killed
while
eight
others
were
injured
when
a
Toyota
Sienta
vehicle
with
13
passengers
on
board,
which
was
travelling
towards
Shamva,
hit
a
cow
before
swerving
onto
the
oncoming
lane,”
Nyathi
said.
“Resultantly,
the
motor
vehicle
had
a
head-on
collision
with
a
Toyota
Land
Cruiser
vehicle
which
was
travelling
towards
Harare
with
three
passengers
on
board.
“Eight
passengers
died
on
the
spot
while
the
other
passenger
died
upon
admission
at
Shamva
Hospital.”
The
police
spokesperson
further
said
8
of
the
injured
victims
are
admitted
at
Parirenyatwa
Group
of
Hospitals,
Bindura
Hospital
and
Shamva
Hospital.
He
urged
caution
among
motorists.
“The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
implores
motorists
to
exercise
extreme
caution
when
travelling
on
the
country’s
roads.
“Above
all
drivers
should
prioritize
road
safety
and
observe
all
road
rules
and
regulations
in-order
to
curb
road
accidents,”
Nyathi
said.