Four individuals lost their lives, and an unspecified number sustained injuries in a collision involving a Tenda bus, a haulage truck, and a Phils and Pats bus on Thursday afternoon, according to Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi.

“The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred this afternoon at the 32-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare Road near Mutangadura in which four people were killed when a Tenda bus collided with a haulage truck and a Phils and Pats bus.

“The Tenda bus was on the way to Mutare whilst Phils and Pats bus was on the way to Harare.

“The bodies of the victims were taken to Marondera Provincial Hospital mortuary for post-mortem whilst the injured were referred to Marondera Provincial Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals,” said police.

ZRP officers responded to the scene, and further details will be provided as the investigation progresses.