By Crime & Courts Reporter-The Police have confirmed the death of two people and injury of five others in a road traffic accident at the 225-kilometre peg along Harare-Masvingo Road.

The accident happened at around 5:30 PM on Wednesday.

In a statement, ZRP spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident, saying a Toyota Land cruiser vehicle veered off the road and overturned before landing on its wheels.

He said:

The bodies of the victims were taken to Mvuma Hospital mortuary for post mortem while four of the injured victims were admitted at the same hospital. The other injured victim was referred to a hospital in Harare for further medical attention.