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Two President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s escort team died on spot while the other two sustained serious injuries near Kwekwe when the vehicle they were travelling with rammed into a stationery haulage truck on Saturday.
The accident comes two years after an executive escort motorbike outrider from the Zimbabwe Republic Police {ZRP} died on the spot after being involved in a head-on collision with a Toyota Altezza at a spot which is known as “PaJones” located between Lion’s Den and Chinhoyi along the Chinhoyi-Chirundu Highway.
Confirming the accident which claimed the lives of two Mnangagwa’s security aides, National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said further details about the fatal incident will be released in due course.
“There was a haulage truck and a Prado accident, but we will release more details in due course,” he said.
Sketchy details showed that the accident occurred at around 2pm about 15km from Kwekwe along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway.
“It involved a Toyota Prado with registration number AFO 3100 and a haulage truck registration number JX 25 XC GP.
“The Toyota Prado had four people on board, who seemed to be part of the advance Presidential escort,” NewsDay heard.
The driver of the Toyota Prado, Edmore Nyamadzawo Chingwaro (37) reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel and the vehicle veered off the road.
It rammed into the stationary haulage truck, which had stopped by the roadside to give way to the escort vehicles.
Chingwaro and Sorobhi Chirima (46) were identified as the deceased.
The other two passengers Zvidzai Gava (43) and Tasiyana Makanganwa (40) sustained serious injuries.
The two were reportedly airlifted to Harare for further treatment after receiving initial treatment at Kwekwe General Hospital.