Zimbabwean footballer Adam Ndlovu dies in car accident aged 42

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Former Zimbabwean professional footballer Adam Ndlovu has died in a car accident that also left his brother critically injured. Adam and his brother Peter, also a former professional footballer, were in the accident after failure of a tire on the BMW X5 Adam was reportedly driving. Reports also suggest an unidentified female passenger may have died in the accident.

George Bhebhe, a friend of Adam, spoke to The Zimbabwean about the circumstances of the accident. He said "Adam died early this morning when their vehicle veered off the road after a tyre burst and hit a tree 20 km from Victoria Falls. He died on arrival at hospital. Peter is in critical condition and he is at Victoria Falls hospital in Intensive Care Unit. But arrangements still being made to transfer from there to a hospital in Bulawayo or Harare".

Both Adam and Peter played for the Zimbabwe national football team and Peter is their all time top goalscorer. During his career Peter played in the English Premier League and played for Coventry, Sheffield United, Birmingham, and Huddersfield. Sheffield United tweeted "Our thoughts are with former player Peter Ndlovu, who has been critically injured in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe. #sufc"

Adam formerly played for the Zimbabwean team Highlanders and at the time of his death coached Zimbabwe Premier League team Chicken Inn, based in Bulawayo.

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Sources

Gladys Ncube. "Adam Ndlovu died after vehicle veered of the road" — The Zimbabwean, December 16, 2012
David Kent. "Coventry legend Ndlovu fighting for his life after horror car crash kills his brother" — Daily Mail, December 16, 2012
David Coverdale. "Ndlovu critical after car crash" — The Sun (United Kingdom), December 16, 2012
"Sheffield United Official Twitter Page" — Twitter, December 16, 2012 (date of access)

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