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A foreign-registered haulage truck collided head-on with a minibus full of churchgoers near Chivhu on Friday evening, killing at least 27 people and injuring seven others.
The crash occurred roughly 140 kilometres south of Harare on a remote stretch of road when the truck driver attempted to overtake another vehicle.
The collision destroyed the minibus, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell alongside the roadway.
The worshippers were travelling to a conference in the privately operated minibus when the overtaking truck struck them.
Police confirmed that both vehicles carried an unconfirmed number of passengers at the time of the impact.
Video footage shared by the public broadcaster ZBC showed the extreme severity of the crash, with both mangled vehicles coming to a halt on opposite sides of the flat terrain.
Road accidents frequently claim lives in Zimbabwe, where years of infrastructure neglect have left major transit routes riddled with dangerous potholes.
High-capacity minibus taxis serve as the primary mode of transportation for millions of citizens, though safety concerns and reckless driving continuously lead to mass-casualty crashes across the country.
