Zimbabwe Crash Involving Church Minibus Kills 27
Police said the truck tried to overtake another vehicle before the head-on crash, and 23 people died at the scene, officials said.
- A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a haulage truck killed 27 people Friday night near Chivhu, Zimbabwe, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed on Saturday.
- The crash occurred when the haulage truck attempted to overtake another vehicle, causing a head-on collision. Road accidents in Zimbabwe are often attributed to dangerous driving and poor road conditions.
- Members of an indigenous African Christian denomination were traveling to a conference when the minibus burst into flames, reduced to a shell. Nyathi said both vehicles were carrying an "unspecified" number of passengers.
- State-Run broadcaster ZBC News reported that 23 people died at the scene, while others succumbed to injuries after being admitted to a local hospital.
- Across Africa, road crashes kill about 300,000 people annually, yet the continent accounts for just about 3% of the global vehicle fleet; authorities attribute 94% of Zimbabwe's accidents to human error.
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Noticias ao MinutoThe accident occurred on the Harare-Masvingo motorway, near the city of Chivhu, just over 140 kilometers from the capital, Harare.
A minibus and a truck collided in Zimbabwe, killing at least 27 people and injuring several others. The accident happened near the town of Chivhu, about 140 kilometers from the capital Harare.
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