A minibus taxi carrying church members crashes into a haulage truck in Zimbabwe, killing 27 people. Multiple outlets report the crash involves a truck and the minibus near the town of Chivhu, with local media describing severe damage to the vehicle.
Several sources say the truck is overtaking another vehicle when it strikes the minibus. Al Jazeera and reports cited by other outlets attribute the impact to the overtaking maneuver, citing police statements. DW also frames the crash as a head-on collision that adds to a wider pattern of deadly road accidents in the country.
Outlets differ slightly on details of the aftermath and circumstances. The Hindu reports that the minibus bursts into flames and is reduced to a shell, with photos of wreckage circulating in local media. Other reports focus more on the collision sequence—truck overtaking, then striking the minibus—and the death toll, without emphasizing fire or specific investigative findings beyond police accounts.
