Norton Member of Parliament Richard Tsvangirai was concerned in a automobile accident on Monday night on the Old Mazowe highway space whereas coming back from the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden.

He escaped the incident with out sustaining any accidents. Tsvangirai confirmed the event to Nehanda Radio on Tuesday morning.

“Good morning, it is true that I had an accident on Old Mazowe road on my way home from Parliament. Only God knows how and why I survived a near-fatal accident. We thank God for his protection and grace,” he stated.

He was driving a brand new Toyota Fortuner car with out quantity plates.

Richard Tsvangirai, son of the late opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai, is the present Member of Parliament for Norton Constituency, representing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) get together for the reason that 2023 election.

Zimbabwe’s alarming accident charge is basically attributed to the deplorable state of its roads, which poses important security dangers to drivers and contributes considerably to the nation’s excessive accident toll.

The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ), final yr, recorded 2 099 deaths and 9 955 accidents from 51 994 accidents recorded throughout the nation.

Most highway accidents occurred throughout public holidays with the statistics, accident-related deaths involving victims aged between 25 and 45.

While human error is generally attributed to frequent accidents in Zimbabwe, the poor highway infrastructure has undeniably contributed considerably.