Botswana’s Foreign Minister, Phandu Skelemani, said Tsvangirai would get a second opinion on his condition at the private clinic in Gaborone.
A decision to fly Tsvangirai out of Zimbabwe was taken after President Ian Khama sent Skelemani and other officials to visit him at Avenues Clinic in Harare.
Tsvangirai sustained neck and head injuries.
"We went there because Tsvangirai had lost his wife. The president (Khama) sent us to deliver condolences," Skelemani said.
Khama is a strong supporter of Tsvangirai and has openly criticised President Robert Mugabe. Before joining a unity government with Mugabe, Tsvangirai stayed in Botswana for two months, returning on January 17 to resume power-sharing talks.
"As the Botswana government, we grieve with Tsvangirai. He needs to know that his friends are around him and they feel for him, and that is the sort of support we are showing him," Skelemani said.
Tsvangirai was travelling with his wife on Friday when their car was struck by a truck carrying foreign aid and rolled several times. Susan, 50, died at the scene.
A spokesperson for Tsvangirai’s MDC said it was not known when he would return to Zimbabwe.
Susan Tsvangirai will be buried on Wednesday.
Sapa/Agence France Presse (AFP)
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