2 die in head-on collision

TWO people died on the spot and four others escaped with injuries when a Mercedes-Benz and a Honda Fit collided head-on along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway on Tuesday afternoon.

Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the accident that occurred at the 245km peg near Gweru.

“Cloud Mararike, a man aged 46 from Shurugwi, was driving a Mercedes-Benz along the Harare-Bulawayo Road towards Bulawayo, while an unidentified woman was driving a Honda Fit going in the opposite direction,” Mahoko said.

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