THE son of former Midlands Provincial Affairs minister
Jason Machaya, Foster, died in a car crash on Wednesday night along the
Gweru-Mvuma Road in an accident that also claimed the life of a popular Gweru
gold baron who was awaiting trial for murder.
Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Joel
Goko confirmed the accident, including the death of Willard Mugadza, the gold
baron.
"The two deceased persons died on the spot at the 43km
peg along Gweru-Mvuma Road," Goko said.
"They were in a car which was being driven by Machaya
on their way to Gweru from Lalapansi. (Machaya) lost control of the vehicle and
it overturned several times before landing on its wheels. Machaya and Mugadza
died on the spot and their bodies had multiple fractures. The accident happened
at around 2340 hours."
Another passenger,
Moses Tami, sustained serious injuries and was admitted to Gweru Provincial
Hospital.
The late Foster was also accused in March 2009 of murdering
an MDC supporter, Moses Chokuda of Gokwe, along with his brother Farai Machaya.
Foster was pardoned by the courts, but Farai was jailed for
18 years in a case that attracted nationwide interest after Chokuda's body
spent two years at the Gokwe Hospital mortuary as the two families haggled over
compensation.
Mugadza was out on bail on a murder charge after he
allegedly hacked his former employee Fabian Mabhungu to death during an
argument over missing 70 grammes of gold. Newsday
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