{"id":287048,"date":"2026-06-16T15:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/287048\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:04:32","slug":"authorities-say-at-least-9-dead-25-hurt-after-a-train-and-bus-collide-in-zimbabwe-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/287048\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities say at least 9 dead, 25 hurt after a train and bus collide in Zimbabwe | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HARARE, Zimbabwe \u2013 A freight train and bus collided in <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/zimbabwe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zimbabwe<\/a> on Tuesday, killing at least nine people including two children, police and rail authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The crash occurred at a railway crossing in Triangle, a sugar-producing town in the country&#8217;s south, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>kAm}2E:@?2= #2:=H2JD @7 +:&gt;323H6 DA@&lt;6DA6CD@? p?5C6H z2?2&gt;3FC2 D2:5 \ud83d\ude15 2 DE2E6&gt;6?E E96 3FD 5C:G6C 72:=65 E@ DE@A 2?5 4964&lt; 7@C @?4@&gt;:?8 EC2:?D 367@C6 4C@DD:?8 E96 EC24<\/p>\n<p>kAm%96 4C2D9 92AA6?65 =6DD E92? 2 H66&lt; 27E6C 2 &gt;:?:3FD 42CCJ:?8 D49@@=49:=5C6? 42F89E 7:C6 \ud83d\ude15 46?EC2= +:&gt;323H6[ &lt;:==:?8 D6G6?]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm#@25 4C2D96D 2C6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@&gt;^2CE:4=6^C@25\\D276EJ\\244:56?ED\\562E9D\\76DE:G6\\D62D@?\\`ac`e_ca44cha6ec3f6gffa42ba_f`ghQm4@&gt;&gt;@?k^2m \ud83d\ude15 +:&gt;323H6[ H96C6 2 EC277:4 244:56?E @44FCD 6G6CJ `d &gt;:?FE6D 2?5 2? 2G6C286 @7 7:G6 A6@A=6 2C6 &lt;:==65 2?5 bg :?;FC65 6249 52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 4@F?ECJ\u2019D C@25 D276EJ 286?4J] pFE9@C:E:6D D2J 9F&gt;2? 6CC@C 244@F?ED 7@C hcT @7 C@25 244:56?ED \ud83d\ude15 E96 D@FE96C? p7C:42? ?2E:@?]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmp7C:42 92D E96 H@C=5\u2019D 9:896DE C@25 EC277:4 72E2=:EJ C2E6 56DA:E6 244@F?E:?8 7@C @?=J 23@FE bT @7 E96 8=@32= G69:4=6 A@AF=2E:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 &amp;?:E65 }2E:@?D t4@?@&gt;:4 r@&gt;&gt;:DD:@? 7@C p7C:42[ H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@&gt;^2CE:4=6^6E9:@A:2\\2&gt;92C2\\3FD\\4C2D9\\562E9D\\5dfd3ff6bbecddd7g3ahhbb3h732a7f_Qm3FD6D 2?5 @E96C AF3=:4 EC2?DA@CE G69:4=6D 7C6BF6?E=J :?G@=G65k^2m \ud83d\ude15 &gt;2;@C 4C2D96D]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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