By Simbarashe Sithole
A senior cop at Guruve Police station Assistant Inspector Pwanyire was on Sunday morning hit by a speeding motor vehicle while at a roadblock in Guruve.
According to police the cop was seriously injured and had to be airlifted from Guruve hospital to Parirenyatwa.
It is further alleged that the speeding driver was drunk and he tried to flee after the accident.
“The driver who caused this accident was drunk and he tried to flee for about 15 kilometers but had to be apprehended by the charge officer,” the source said.
Meanwhile, cases of police officers being hit by motorists at roadblocks are mushrooming in Mashonaland Central province with most of them being fatal.