Three people died and four thers were injured in an accident which occurred in the Harare CBD this morning.

According to reports by ZBC the accident happened at corner 7th Street and Herbert Chitepo.

A Honda Fit travelling along 7th Street collided with a Honda Elysion resulting in the loss of 3 lives.

Eyewitnesses say the Honda Fit skipped a red traffic light resulting in the collision.

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was one of the witnesses to the accident as his motorcade passed the intersection shortly after the accident occurred.

Traffic police were quick to clear the intersection which Mnangagwa uses daily when going to his Munhumutapa offices in Harare’s CBD.

A newspaper vendor said the President had a glance at the horrific site.

“It (accident) happened when the president had not passed by but the deceased were collected from the accident scene just as the President was passing.

“When the president was passing, there were so many people but he saw something…the president’s motorcade slowed down a bit because the intersection was congested,” he said.

Junior police officers at the scene of the accident said they were not permitted by their employer to speak to the press.