BEITBRIDGE, Jan 23 (NewsDayLive) - A haulage truck driver died in a head-on collision Thursday while being pursued by suspected Zimra and State security agents on an anti-smuggling patrol about 60km outside the border town.
Beitbridge police boss Chief Superintendent Mesuli Ncube confirmed the accident but said he did not have enough details.
"I have dispatched officers to attend the scene. There are no details as yet but I can confirm a fatal crash involving a haulage truck driver. We could have details later," said Ncube.
Witnesses said an unmarked Ford Ranger parked in the bush to ambush vehicles some 60 kilometers outside Beitbridge, chased the cross-border truck resulting in the driver losing control of the truck, which landed on its side crashing him to death.
"He (the truck driver) was carrying a passenger who survived the crash. The anti-smuggling team fled the scene after the accident," a witness told NewsDayLive.
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Government has since late year, increased its anti-smuggling campaign, with Zimra and security agents deployed on all major roads and ports of entry to curb the scourge.