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.

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.

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned home to Zimbabwe today, six weeks after leaving to warn the world his supporters faced an onslaught of state-sponsored violence.