23 people are feared dead after a fuel tanker exploded in Chisumbanje near Chipinge in Zimbabwe this morning.
The tanker collided with a T35 truck carrying people who were said to be going to a funeral.
According to eye witness reports reaching News of The South, the number of people killed on the spot is 21. The other 2 people died on their way to the hospital.
Manicaland police traffic coordinator Superintendent Mukahanana confirmed the accident which occurred at around 7am in Chisumbanje.
He said all the passengers in the T35 truck, including the driver, were burnt to death.
Eye witnesses said fire fighters were still battling to contain the fire and the bodies of the deceased are yet to be retrieved from the flames.
A coffin with a corpse which was in the T 3500 truck was also burnt.
Green fuel has issued a condolence message:
“Green Fuel joins the Chisumbanje community, the nation at large and most importantly the families of the deceased, in mourning the lives tragically lost in a road accident which occurred today in Chipinge South, along the Tanganda – Chiredzi highway near Checheche.
As we come to terms with the devastating aftermath of this tragedy, we convey our sincere heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased,”
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