Police confirmed in a statement a fatal road traffic accident in which seven pedestrians were killed after being hit by a truck on April 3 at around 10 pm.
The accident occurred at the 57 kilometre peg along Bulawayo -Beitbridge Road.
“The victims were at an accident scene involving three other vehicles, a Nissan March, Toyota Probox, and a Toyota Baby Quantum.
“The Nissan March vehicle, which had three passengers on board, had been hit from behind by a Toyota Probox vehicle, and both vehicles stopped in the roadway.
“The drivers and passengers disembarked to assess the damage.
“The third vehicle, a Toyota Baby quantum, then approached at high speed and struck people at the scene, resulting in three people being injured.
” Moments later, the truck approached and ran over the stationary vehicles and pedestrians, killing five people on the spot, while two others died upon admission at Esigodini District Hospital.”
More details to be released in due course.
