Two die in Karoi accident

Two people died — one on the spot and the others upon arrival at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital — when a haulage truck hit a pothole, veered off the road and ploughed into pedestrians at the 255km peg along the Harare-Chirundu Highway near Vuti Secondary School.

Mashonaland West provincial police spokesperson Inspector Ian Kohwera confirmed the accident yesterday.

“The truck driver tried to avoid one of the two potholes on the highway when the accident occurred.

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