Zimbabwe’s government declares a State of Disaster following a road accident on the Harare–Masvingo highway near Honeyspruit Bridge in Chikomba District, Mashonaland East. The crash results in 27 deaths, according to the reports.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa makes the declaration under Section 27(1) of Zimbabwe’s Civil Protection Act [Chapter 10:06]. The move is described as enabling the mobilisation of government resources and related disaster-management measures to respond to the incident.
Both outlets provided the same core details: location on the Harare–Masvingo highway near Honeyspruit Bridge, the number of fatalities, and that the President’s declaration is tied to the Civil Protection Act. Neither report adds differing figures or additional circumstances in the information provided.
