Zimbabwe and Bangladesh Road Crashes Kill 31

A Bangladesh Dhaka-bound bus collided head-on with a battery-run auto-rickshaw near Lahirikanda in Jamalpur, killing four people and injuring at least 16 as rescuers search for others; the Jamalpur-Mymensingh road was briefly closed. In Zimbabwe, a head-on crash near Chivhu involving a minibus carrying churchgoers and a haulage truck left 27 dead and seven injured, with authorities saying the truck was overtaking; video and local reports show a severely burned minibus. Police noted the number of passengers on both vehicles was unspecified, and initial accounts point to a possible overtake attempt by the truck as a contributing factor. The Zimbabwe incident underscores persistent road-safety challenges in the country, where public transport like minibus taxis are commonly used. Authorities and media have highlighted the broader pattern of deadly crashes and concerns about road conditions, vehicle maintenance, and driver behavior. The two events illustrate how road incidents continue to cause significant loss of life across different regions.