At least 27 people were killed on Friday evening when a foreign-registered haulage truck overtaking another vehicle struck a minibus head-on near Chivhu (a town in central Zimbabwe, south of the capital Harare). The minibus was transporting churchgoers to a conference, and seven additional passengers were injured in the crash. The accident highlights Zimbabwe's persistent road safety crisis, where poorly maintained highways and overloaded privately run minibus taxis — known locally as kombis — contribute to frequent fatal collisions.