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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accorded a state-assisted funeral to the victims of the horrific head-on collision which claimed the lives of 22 people on Tuesday evening.
The tragic accident involved a Toyota Quantum minibus and a truck which left 22 people dead and two others seriously injured.
In a statement, President Mnangagwa said, “Government will weigh by according victims of this horrendous crash State-assisted burial”.
“As I express my deepest, heartfelt condolences to families and relatives who have lost their loved ones in this deadly crash, my heart goes out to all those injured and still hospitalised, praying that theirs will be a speedy recovery”.
“The fatal accident left me horrified and heartbroken, to all motorists you should exercise maximum caution on our roads, both for their sake and for the safety of fellow road users who do not deserve a violent end such as we have just witnessed,” said Mnangagwa.
“No effort should be spared towards ensuring compliance with our traffic rules, in order to avert any more such accidents which invariably leave scores dead and injured,” he added.
The president also implored motorists to develop a new road culture of practicing responsible, safety-conscious and law-abiding behaviour.
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