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| Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said the car crash that killed his wife was an accident. | Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said the car crash that killed his wife was an accident. |
| Mr Tsvangirai said there was only a "one in a thousand" chance that the incident involved any foul play. | |
| He was speaking as the lorry driver involved in the collision was expected to plead not guilty to culpable homicide at a court appearance. | He was speaking as the lorry driver involved in the collision was expected to plead not guilty to culpable homicide at a court appearance. |
| Mr Tsvangirai has returned to Zimbabwe to prepare his wife's funeral after undergoing treatment in Botswana. | Mr Tsvangirai has returned to Zimbabwe to prepare his wife's funeral after undergoing treatment in Botswana. |
| "When something happens, there is always speculation but I want to say in this case, if there was any foul play, it was one in a thousand," Mr Tsvangirai was quoted as telling mourners outside his home in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. | "When something happens, there is always speculation but I want to say in this case, if there was any foul play, it was one in a thousand," Mr Tsvangirai was quoted as telling mourners outside his home in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. |
| Referring to his late wife, he said: "It was an accident and unfortunately it took her life." | Referring to his late wife, he said: "It was an accident and unfortunately it took her life." |
| Many Zimbabweans are suspicious about Mrs Tsvangirai's death, because of past acrimony between Mr Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe. | |
| Police have said a lorry carrying aid crossed into the lane in which the prime minister's 4x4 was travelling on Friday and side-swiped the vehicle, causing it to roll over three times. |