ZRP clarifies accident details
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has said that the woman who was knocked down by a police car did not die, and only sustained injuries. In a statement Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said:
Circumstances are that the police vehicle, a Ford Fiesta, was travelling due south long Rotten Row, Harare, when the driver knocked down a pedestrian near the intersection with Jason Moyo Avenue.
As a result of the accident, the pedestrian, a 28-year-old woman, sustained injuries.
The police attended the scene and ferried the woman to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals where she was admitted. The ZRP respects the sanctity of human life and the road traffic accident was not deliberate as some people have tried to portray on social media.
Follow ups were made to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals to check on the victim and she has since been discharged. Investigations into the road traffic accident are in progress.
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