Zimbabwean footballer Adam Ndlovu dies in car accident aged 42

December 16, 2012

Former Zimbabwean professional footballer has died in a car accident that also left his brother critically injured. Adam and his brother, also a former professional footballer, were in the accident after failure of a tire on the  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 from . 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  or ".

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 and played for, , , and. 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 and at the time of his death coached  team Chicken Inn, based in Bulawayo.