Correspondent|police officer who was chasing a fleeing kombi driver was killed in a tragic accident in Harare.

The police officer who was driving a Honda Fit was hit  by a motorist driving a Toyota Sprinter causing the Fit to overturn.

The officer died on the spot.

High-speed kombi chases by police were the order of the day during he last days of President Robert Mugabe’s reign in 2016 and 2017.

When President Mnangagwa came into office, new police boss Godwin Matanga promised a society-friendly police force.

Citizens expressed worry that ‘the habit of chasing commuter omnibuses laden with passengers” was slowly creeping back into the police force.

More details to follow…