But the MDC has immediately dismissed claims of foul play and said theparty had carried out its own preliminary investigations and there wasno foul play.
A statement from the ministry of Media, Information and Publicityissued last night says an American aid agency USAID vehicleregistration number 81TCE128 had side swiped the PM’s vehicle nearMhondoro turn off along the Masvingo highway.
Curiously, the first person to arrive on the scene of the accident,white farmer Deon Theron has been arrested after he took pictures ofthe accident scene.
He was reportedly held at Featherstone Police Station briefly but has been moved to Beatrice Police.
He is the deputy Commercial Farmers Union president.
The body of the Prime Minister’s wife was moved last night from thecollapsed Beatrice mortuary to the more respectable and functionalmortuary at the Avenues Clinic, where her husband lay on a hospitalbed, in pain and with a brace around his neck.
The PM has visible facial injuries.
Tsvangirai managed to sit up and talk to President Mugabe who visitedhim just before 8pm last night and spent about an hour with him.
The First Lady Grace Mugabe was overwhelmed with emotions and broke down on Tsvangirai’s bedside.
President Mugabe was accompanied by Vice President Joice Mujuru, who also wept as she held Tsvangirai’s hand.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai kisses wife Susan Tsvangirai after hewas sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe last month.
Susan passedaway in a car crash yesterday.
The MDC called for unity among all Zimbabweans during this "challengingand tragic time" and said the PM’s family was moved with theoverwhelming solidarity from Zimbabweans and other friends all over theworld.
Mourners are gathered at Tsvangirai’s Lyndhurst Close home in Strathaven.
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