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Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai hurt, wife killed in crash
Fri Mar 6, 2009 7:30pm EST
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HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife was killed and he was injured on Friday when a truck slammed into their vehicle, officials in his MDC party said.
Tsvangirai suffered some head and neck wounds, state television reported.
The MDC, which made no suggestion foul play was involved, said Tsvangirai's wife of 31 years, Susan, was killed in the crash on one of Zimbabwe's busiest and most dangerous roads.
President Robert Mugabe visited his old rival in hospital.
They formed a power-sharing government in February after months of negotiations to try to end a political and economic crisis that has brought Zimbabwe to ruin.
"He is stable. The doctors and the family will make an announcement in due course," MDC Secretary-General and Finance Minister Tendai Biti told reporters outside the hospital treating Tsvangirai.
The crash occurred some 50 km (30 miles) south of Harare as Tsvangirai headed to his rural home in Buhera along the potholed Harare-Masvingo highway, one of the many routes neglected in the economic crisis.
State television quoted police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena as saying:
"A haulage truck encroached into the lane of the Prime Minister's car, resulting in a side-swipe which resulted in the Prime Minister's car, a 4-by-4 Toyota Landcruiser, rolling over three times."
Bvudzijena said Tsvangirai was traveling in an MDC vehicle driven by a private, not government, driver.
Tsvangirai, who turns 57 on Tuesday, had six children with Susan, who was very popular among MDC supporters, who would chant "mother, mother" each time she appeared at rallies with her husband.
Susan, 50, avoided the spotlight but stood by Tsvangirai throughout his ordeals as Mugabe's most determined opponent. Tsvangirai has faced a treason trial and been beaten in police custody.
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The tragedy came at a difficult time for Tsvangirai.
The former union leader, who was a thorn in Mugabe's side as head of the main opposition MDC, is under pressure to rescue the ruined economy. Continued...
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