43 People are a feared dead after a bus they were travelling in rammed into a tree

At least 43 people are reported to have died while others were seriously injured when a bus bound for Zambia from Harare rammed into a tree.

The accident occurred when the driver of a Zambia-bound King Lion bus lost control of the vehicle before ramming a tree.

About 24 passengers were injured and ferried to Chinhoyi Provincial hospital.