Zimbabwe’s prime minister has left the country for medical treatment after he was injured in a car crash that killed his wife, state media reported today.

The Zimbabwean prime minister’s party today called for an investigation into the car crash that injured Morgan Tsvangirai and killed his wife, but warned Zimbabweans not to jump to conclusions about the cause.

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai may be released from hospital today, a doctor said, a day after a crash with a truck carrying US aid in which his wife was killed.

Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai was injured in a car crash on the outskirts of the capital today and his wife was killed, officials said.