Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries last night after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries last night after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan.
Tsvangirai and his wife, Susan, were en route to the prime minister's hometown of Buhera.
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The crash, on a busy two-lane highway between Tsvangirai's hometown of Buhera and the capital city of Harare, comes just weeks after the start of a power-sharing agreement between Tsvangirai and his political rival, President Robert Mugabe.
Analysts say the crash is bound to raise suspicion of foul play, with one former US diplomat calling for an outside investigation, saying it is not the first time that a political foe of Mugabe has been killed or injured in a car crash.
Members of Tsvangirai's political party, the Movement for Democratic Change, saidu00a0 it was too early to tell whether the crash is anything other than an accident.
Tsvangirai's aide and driver also were injured in the head-on collision with a large truck, according to his spokesman, James Maridadi.
Sources at The Avenues Clinic in Harare said that Tsvangirai was in stable condition with minor head injuries and that he was alert and talking. One source said the attending doctor had told him of his wife's death.
The couple, who were married in 1978, have six children.
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