A head on collision of a Honda CRV and Nissan X-salon left four people dead and three others seriously injured along the Masvingo-Mashava road yesterday, with one of the drivers fleeing the scene.
The driver of the CRV, Gladman Jekese (49), who allegedly encroached onto the lane of oncoming traffic, fled the scene in fear of being arrested for causing the accident.
National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said they found Jekese at Makurira Memorial Hospital in Masvingo where he had been admitted with critical injuries.
She said police are charging him with culpable homicide.
Snr Asst Comm Charamba said the accident occurred at the 23 kilometre peg at around 7.30AM.
The deceased’s bodies were taken to Masvingo General Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
The vehicle, she said, had four passengers when tragedy struck while the other one had one. “After seeing that he had caused the accident, Jekese fled the scene only to be found admitted at Makurira Memorial Clinic in Masvingo. His condition is critical,” said Snr Asst Comm Charamba.
“Jekese will face charges of culpable homicide for causing the accident, failing to render assistance to the injured and fleeing from the scene after causing an accident. He should have had the conscience to stop after causing an accident and not to flee from the scene. It’s a crime to fail to render assistance to accident victims.”
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