Zbc News|President Emmerson Mnangagwa has mourned two MDC activists who died in an accident while travelling from Bulawayo after a party meeting.

The accident happened last night in Kwekwe and left Glenview South legislator and daughter of MDC founder, Morgan Tsvangirai, Vimbai Java Tsvangirai seriously injured.

President Mnangagwa took to his Twitter account to express his sadness to the tragedy.

“Very sorry to hear of the tragic car crash that claimed the lives of two committed MDC activists and injured Vimbai [Java] Tsvangirai. My thoughts are with the loved ones of the deceased, and I join the Tsvangirai family and the nation as a whole in praying for Vimbai’s speedy recovery,” said President Mnangagwa.

The opposition party’s Twitter account confirmed that another senior party member, whose name has been withheld, is in a critical condition.

Reports indicate that the deceased were trapped in the wreckage for about 3 hours.