Zim Now Writer
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has confirmed a road traffic accident that happened on Saturday in which two members of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s escort team died on the spot. Two other members were seriously injured.
The vehicle rammed into a stationery haulage truck near Kwekwe.
Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said details show that the accident occurred at around 2pm about 15km from Kwekwe along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway.
“There was a haulage truck and a Prado accident, but we will release more details in due course,” he said.
“It involved a Toyota Prado with registration number AFO 3100 and a haulage truck registration number JX 25 XC GP.
“The Toyota Prado had four people on board, who seemed to be part of the advance Presidential escort,” he said.
President Mnangagwa has a farm in Sherwood outside Kwekwe, where he normally retreats to during weekends.
The driver of the Toyota Prado, Edmore Nyamadzawo Chingwaro,37, reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel and the vehicle veered off the road
It rammed into the stationary haulage truck, which had stopped by the roadside to give way to the escort vehicles.
Chingwaro and Sorobhi Chirima,46, were identified as the deceased.
The other two passengers Zvidzai Gava,43, and Tasiyana Makanganwa,40, sustained serious injuries.
The two were reportedly airlifted to Harare for further treatment after receiving initial treatment at Kwekwe General Hospital.
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