By A Correspondent|One person died upon arrival at Masvingo Provincial Hospital after a Toyota WISH vehicle they were travelling in collided head on with a haulage trick just outside Masvingo town.

According to eye witnesses the driver of the vehicle is alleged to have been chatting on his mobile phone and lost control of his vehicle which encroached into the right lane resulting in the head on collision with the truck coming from Harare.

The other five passengers including the driver sustained injuries and one is reported to be in a critical condition.

Masvingo provincial Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Charity Mazula confirmed the accident.

“I don’t have much details but one person died before medical personnel could attend to the person at the Hospital,” said Mazula.

She also advised commuters to travel in registered passenger vehicles.