Chivi vehicle crash claims one

Chivi (New Ziana) – One person died, and seven others injured in a four-vehicle pile up and subsequent inferno in Chivi on Monday evening, police have said.

The accident, which went viral on social media, happened on the 52 kilometre peg on the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway, and left several vehicles in shells after burning.

Police said the body of the deceased, and the seven injured were taken to nearby Chivi District hospital for postmortem and treatment.

According to eyewitnesses, two haulage trucks collided head-on, sparking a fire which engulfed both, and two smaller vehicles which were following behind one of the trucks.

Villagers and other motorists braved the inferno to rescue other passengers in the four burning vehicles, which minimised the death toll.

New Ziana