Kwekwe businessman and owner of Steelmakers Private Limited Mr Alex Johnson, his wife Achamma and their employee died in an accident on Wednesday when a Mercedes Benz E320 they were travelling in collided head-on with another vehicle of the same make along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway.
National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the accident, which occurred at around 5:10pm at the 196km peg near Sable Chemical Industries outside Kwekwe.
Snr Asst Comm Charamba said Johnson, who was travelling to Harare with his wife, was being driven by an employee, Sherman Majuru.
The other vehicle that was Kwekwe bound, was being driven by Mr Privilege Fundira who had two passengers.
She said preliminary investigations showed that Fundira tried to overtake a vehicle in front of an oncoming vehicle resulting in the head-on collision.
Snr Asst Comm Charamba said Johnson and his wife died on the spot while the driver died on admission at Kwekwe General Hospital.
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