/ 6 March 2009

Tsvangirai’s wife dies in car crash

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife, Susan, died on Friday in a car accident in which Tsvangirai was also injured, a source from Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said.

”Mrs Tsvangirai died on the spot. The accident happened between 4pm [local time] and 5pm but the details are still sketchy,” the source said.

An MDC spokesperson said: ”I can confirm that he was involved in a car accident along Harare-Masvingo road. He has been brought to Harare and doctors are looking at him at a hospital,” spokesperson James Maridadi said.”

The extent of Tsvangirai’s injuries and the exact location of the accident are not yet known. — Sapa-dpa, AFP