At least 20 people have died in separate road accidents in Harare and Mutare over the weekend, plunging the nation into mourning as August, traditionally celebrated as Heroes Month, closed under a cloud of
In Masvingo, eight people died on the spot and four others were injured when a Dragon bus side-swiped a timber-laden truck along the Mutare–Masvingo Road on Saturday morning.On the Harare–Nyamapanda Road, a horrific crash claimed seven members of the same family and left nine others injured. Police said the accident occurred at the 49km peg when a kombi carrying 16 family members, a tombstone, and bricks overturned after the driver attempted to overtake another vehicle.
