By A Correspondent- Three people have escaped death by a close shave after their car was involved in a head-on collision.

Kwekwe bound Opel Corsa vehicle carrying three people was burnt to a shell after it caught fire on impact when its driver encroached onto an oncoming lane resulting in a head-on collision.

Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the accident to the state media which occurred just outside Kwekwe along the Gweru-Kwekwe highway on Saturday morning.

Two people including the driver who was in the Corsa escaped unhurt while the driver of the other vehicle, a Nissan hardbody was also unscratched.

-Herald