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Zimbabwe FM 'unhurt' in car crash | Zimbabwe FM 'unhurt' in car crash |
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The finance minister in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government, Tendai Biti, has emerged apparently unhurt from a car crash. | The finance minister in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government, Tendai Biti, has emerged apparently unhurt from a car crash. |
Mr Biti is also the secretary general of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). | Mr Biti is also the secretary general of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). |
MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said Mr Biti's car collided with a lorry about 100km (60 miles) west of Harare. | MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said Mr Biti's car collided with a lorry about 100km (60 miles) west of Harare. |
Police are investigating the accident and Mr Chamisa said it was too soon to speculate on the cause. | Police are investigating the accident and Mr Chamisa said it was too soon to speculate on the cause. |
Mr Biti is said to be shaken but appears to have no visible injuries and is being monitored in hospital. | Mr Biti is said to be shaken but appears to have no visible injuries and is being monitored in hospital. |
Mr Chamisa said the lorry had been travelling at speed. | Mr Chamisa said the lorry had been travelling at speed. |
Zimbabwe's roads are notoriously dangerous and accidents are common. | Zimbabwe's roads are notoriously dangerous and accidents are common. |
In March last year Mr Tsvangarai's wife, Susan, was killed in a car accident after her vehicle crashed into a lorry. |
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