{{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.}}<\/p>\n
A car thought to have been leading the motorcade in the president\u2019s convoy hit a commuter bus on the Robert Mugabe highway outside the president’s home town of Zvimba. <\/p>\n
Zimbabwe Police spokesperson Wayne Bvudzijena said Sunday’s accident happened because the bus failed to make way for the president’s vehicles quickly enough.<\/p>\n
Mugabe\u2019s convoy involves an escort of around 10 vehicles including the presidential limousine, motorcycles and army vehicles.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
Police VIP protection spokesman Martin Mbokochena criticised what he called “some unruly elements in society who want to disturb”.<\/p>\n
Two weeks ago, a motorbike in the presidential cavalcade hit and killed a homeless man during another visit to the president’s home town.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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