HARARE
–
A
police
officer
died
on
Monday
after
he
was
accidentally
hit
by
the
trailer
of
a
haulage
truck
which
had
failed
to
stop
at
a
police
roadblock
mounted
along
Mazowe-Centenary
Road
in
Mvurwi.
Police
confirmed
the
sad
incident
that
occurred
at
around
5.50PM
at
the
42
km
peg
along
Mazowe-Centenary
Road.
Said
the
ZRP
via
their
official
X
handle,
“The
police
officer
was
conducting
roadblock
duties
when
a
Freightliner
Columbia
truck
travelling
towards
Mazowe
with
no
passengers
on
board,
evaded
the
checkpoint
and
hit
him
on
the
head
with
the
trailer.
“Subsequently,
the
truck
collided
with
a
Nissan
X-trail
vehicle
which
was
stationary
at
the
roadblock
site.
“The
police
officer
sustained
head
injuries
and
was
pronounced
dead
upon
arrival
at
Mvurwi
Hospital.”
In
their
official
message,
the
ZRP
did
not
name
the
police
officer
involved
in
the
tragic
incident.
However,
other
media
have
identified
the
unfortunate
officer
as
Assistant
Inspector
Phillimon
Hweru,
who
was
aged
45.
The
driver
of
the
haulage
truck
was
also
named
as
Tarcisio
Chiutsi,
50.
It
is
not
the
first
time
a
police
officer
has
died
in
a
road
traffic
accident
at
a
roadblock.
Last
year,
on
New
Year’s
Eve,
a
female
police
officer
died
at
the
51-kilometre
peg
along
Harare-Mutare
Road
when
a
haulage
truck
that
was
passing
accidentally
dislodged
a
trailer
wheel
which
hit
her
as
she
stood
on
the
left
side
of
the
road.