By Crime and Courts Reporter- The Police have announced the death of two other people who were among those injured in a road traffic accident at the junction of Harare-Bulawayo Road and First Street, near the Kuwadzana 7 turn-off, making the death toll rise to seven.

In a statement in the morning, ZRP spokesperson Paul Nyathi reported that five people had died when a commuter omnibus veered into the lane of an oncoming fuel tanker, resulting in a head-on collision on the Harare-Bulawayo Road.

“The bodies of the deceased were taken to Harare Hospital, where the injured are also receiving medical attention,” Nyathi stated.

The accident took place around 5 AM on Thursday.

Disturbing images of the aftermath have been circulating on social media, showing the harrowing scene and its victims.