Source: Africa Publicity
Some six women and six men have died in accident involving three vehicles in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Republic Police have confirmed.
Two other persons were injured in the accident which occurred near Sebakwe River along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
According to police, the six women and six men killed in the accident were traveling in a Nissan van.
Midlands Province Officer Commanding Operations, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Martin Matambo, speaking to journalists, says: “I can confirm that the accident happened around 10:30 in the morning. Information at hand indicates that a fuel tanker traveling from Harare direction side-swiped with a small lorry creating commotion which led to the lorry hitting and landing on a Nissan AD-Van killing 12 people.”
The Police Commissioner added that “The civil protection team was then swiftly called in to come and remove the tanker as well as retrieve the bodies of those who perished. The swift removal of the tanker helped in saving lives as it could have exploded causing further losses of lives.”
He says “We received an SOS in the morning and in 15 minutes, we were already on site well-armed with our fire-fighting kits.”
“Our critical task was to remove the tanker which was full of fuel. The place was also cordoned off to prevent passengers and motorists from causing unnecessary scene. We managed to use our fighter-fighting trucks to avert the truck from bursting into flames,” according to him.
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