{{In Zimbabwe one person reportedly died and 15 others were seriously injured in a crash involving President Robert Mugabe’s motorcade on Sunday. This is the third such accident in two weeks.}}
A car thought to have been leading the motorcade in the president’s convoy hit a commuter bus on the Robert Mugabe highway outside the president’s home town of Zvimba.
Zimbabwe Police spokesperson Wayne Bvudzijena said Sunday’s accident happened because the bus failed to make way for the president’s vehicles quickly enough.
Mugabe’s convoy involves an escort of around 10 vehicles including the presidential limousine, motorcycles and army vehicles.
Bvudzijena said the bus driver had failed to heed the siren and beacon of the escort vehicle, leading to a head-on collision between the minibus and a police car.
“One passenger in the commuter bus died on the spot while 15 passengers from both vehicles were injured in the accident,” Mr Bvudzijena told the AFP news agency.
Police VIP protection spokesman Martin Mbokochena criticised what he called “some unruly elements in society who want to disturb”.
Two weeks ago, a motorbike in the presidential cavalcade hit and killed a homeless man during another visit to the president’s home town.
A member of the presidential guard died and seven others were hurt in a separate leg of the same trip, when a truck in the motorcade overturned after one of its tyres burst.
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