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with a Toyota Landcruiser on Monday night near the 31km peg along the Harare-Chirundu Highway have died.
This brings to seven, the number of people who perished in the accident.
Of the seven, four died on the spot, including a five-year-old boy while 11 others were injured when the accident occurred at around 5pm. Two died after being admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital while one died at Inkomo Barracks Hospital on Monday night.
Two more deaths were recorded nationwide by end of day on Monday, bringing to 82 the number of people killed in road traffic accidents countrywide during the Easter Holiday, making it the blooodiest Easter break in recent memory.
Forty-four people perished on the roads during the four-day holiday last year.
According to police, two of the people who were injured in the Nyabira accident and believed to have been travelling in the Toyota Landcruiser were treated and discharged.
The other nine injured in the same accident were still admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital.
Police yesterday said the army truck was travelling from Inkomo, heading towards the city while the Toyota Landcruiser was moving in the opposite direction.
The names of the deceased will be released once their relatives have been informed.
National police spokesperson Superintendent Andrew Phiri yesterday said another 536 people were injured in 497 accidents recorded during the Easter Holidays.
Harare and Mashonaland West provinces recorded the highest numbers of deaths at 17 each, followed by Mashonaland East with 14 while the province with the least deaths was Matabeleland North with one.
The causes of the accidents have been attributed to misjudgment, vehicle defects, drunken driving and speeding.
Supt Phiri said they impounded 632 unroadworthy vehicles and issued 38 463 tickets.
“We would want to urge drivers to continue obeying all traffic regulations and the force will remain firm on the ground to ensure that sanity prevails,” he said.
Supt Phiri said 44 drivers were arrested for drunken driving.