Update : Gweru- Harare Highway Accident Claims 4

At least four people died while the driver of the Honda fit vehicle they travelling in suffered life-threatening injuries after a head-on collision with a haulage truck along Gweru-Harare Highway last night. 

The accident occurred after the haulage truck driver tried to overtake at a bend just outside Gweru city leading to the tragic collision. The driver of the haulage truck escaped the fatal accident unscathed.

When state media reporters arrived at the scene, firefighters from the Airforce were already at the scene removing the bodies of two females and two male adults from the back of the Honda Fit.

The driver of the Fit was still trapped in the wreckage screaming for help. He was rescued after about 20 minutes. He sustained serious head and leg injuries.

Police details at the scene confirmed the deaths.-Statemedia