Two members of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bodyguards died on the spot, while two others were seriously injured on Saturday in a road accident near Kwekwe.

The vehicle they were travelling in rammed into a stationary haulage truck near Kwekwe around 2pm about 15km from Kwekwe along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway.

The driver of the Toyota Prado, Edmore Nyamadzawo Chingwaro (37) reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel and the vehicle veered off the road.

Chingwaro and Sorobhi Chirima (46) were identified as the deceased.

The other two passengers Zvidzai Gava (43) and Tasiyana Makanganwa (40) who sustained serious injuries were reportedly airlifted to Harare for treatment.