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#AMHVoices: Accident along Josiah Tongogara

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Lloyd Gwamura (35) died instantly when a car allegedly driven by a drunk driver this morning encroached into his lane along Josiah Tongogara Avenue, just after Belvedere Trading Centre in Harare.

A Harare man died on the spot early Thursday morning in a traffic collision involving two cars along Josiah Tongogara Avenue near the Belvedere Trading Centre in Harare

Witnesses said the deceased, Lloyd Gwamura (35),was driving a Nissan Elgrand van towards the city centre when an allegedly drunk driver in a Nissan Hardbody twin cab truck going in the other direction, encroached into the opposite lane, resulting in a head-on collision.

The three occupants of the Hardbody sustained serious injuries and were ferried  to Parirenyatwa Hospital

Petronella Chatambudza, the sister to Gwamura said  her brother had just left her Westgate home just after 5 a.m and she was shocked when an hour later, she received the news of his death.

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The car that Lloyd Gwamura was driving when the accident occurred.
The car that Lloyd Gwamura was driving when the accident occurred.

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This car allegedly driven by a drunk driver encroached along his lane along Josiah Tongogara Avenue, just after Belvedere Trading Centre. It is said that three people were in the car and are in critical condition at Parirenyatwa Hospital.
The mangled Nissan Hardbody Truck
The decease's sisterPetronella Chatambudza who was called after the crash, said her brother had just left her Westgate home just after 5pm.
Petronella Chatambudza.