By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the Featherstone accident that killed 16 people and injured others a national disaster.

The accident occurred Friday morning when a kombi collided with a Colbro truck at the 89 kilometre peg along the Masvingo Harare highway.

Initial reports alleged that 19 people had died on the spot at Wengezi bridge in Featherstone but police later confirmed that 16 people had died while the other 3 were in a critical condition and were taken to Chivhu hospital.

He has called for a full investigation into the cause of the accident adding that lessons should be drawn from findings of the inquiry in order to curb road accidents in the future.