Zimbabwe minibus carrying church members crashes, killing at least 27

The crash occurred when a truck overtook another vehicle and struck the minibus, police say.Published On 29 Aug 202629 Aug 2026At least 27 people have been killed after a minibus carrying members of a church collided head-on with a haulage truck in central Zimbabwe, police say.The crash happened at about 18:30 GMT on Friday near Chivhu, about 140km (87 miles) south of the capital, Harare, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Nigeria’s football federation chief resigns amid corruption allegationslist 2 of 4Zambia opposition leader questioned over ‘treason’ amid election falloutlist 3 of 4US aid cuts threaten Ghana’s child immunisation gainslist 4 of 4Ebola spreads to two new zones in DRC; 60 areas now affectedend of listThe truck was trying to overtake another vehicle when it crashed with the minibus taxi, which was carrying members of a popular African Christian denomination who were travelling for a conference, he said.State-run broadcaster ZBC News, quoting a provincial government minister, said 23 people died at the scene, while others succumbed to their injuries after being admitted to a local hospital.Footage shared on ...