Highlanders chairman, two executive members die in car accident
Three senior officials from the Highlanders Football Club in Zimbabwe died in a tragic multi-vehicle collision on the Gweru-Bulawayo Highway. The accident occurred when their vehicle struck a stray cow and collided with an oncoming bus.
Why it matters
The loss of key leadership during the club's centenary year represents a significant blow to the Zimbabwean football community.
HIGHLANDERS Football Club has been plunged into mourning following a tragic road traffic accident along the Gweru-Bulawayo Highway in which three senior club officials died.
The officials have been identified as club chairman Kenneth Mhlophe, vice-chairman Sifiso Siziba and treasurer Nkani Khoza.
They were involved in the accident near Lochard, about 60 kilometres from Bulawayo, while travelling from Kariba, where Highlanders had played ZPC Kariba in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match on Wednesday.
According to witnesses at the scene, the vehicle carrying the three officials allegedly struck a cow that had strayed onto the highway before veering into the path of an oncoming bus, resulting in a multi-vehicle head-on collision.
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