Peter Ndlovu to face trial over fatal Zimbabwe car accident

Former Zimbabwe and Coventry City footballer Peter Ndlovu will face trial next month on charges of culpable homicide, following the car accident that took the life of his brother Adam.



Ndlovu was seriously injured in the accident outside Victoria Falls town in December, in which a female passenger, Nomqhele Tshili, was also killed.

The former winger's car veered off the road at speed and crashed into trees.

shili was killed instantly and Adam died on his way to hospital.

Despite suffering head, leg and internal injuries, Ndlovu has made a good recovery and is no longer walking on crutches.

His trial was postponed to 23 March after he appeared at Victoria Falls Magistrates Court, and he was remanded out of custody after his lawyer was unable to attend the trial.

The charges against Ndlovu are that while driving his BMW X5 vehicle he failed to negotiate a curve outside Victoria Falls and lost control of the vehicle.

He is expected to plead not guilty.

Ndlovu, 39, played in England for 13 seasons from 1991, for Coventry City, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United.

He is currently an assistant coach of the national team, and made 100 appearances for Zimbabwe, captaining the Warriors at the 2004 and 2006 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Ndlovu cleared of killing his brother and a friend

PETER Ndlovu has been cleared of killing his brother and a friend in a car crash in Zimbabwe, according to reports.

A magistrate today acquitted the former Coventry City winger after the police presented the wrong evidence in court.

Prosecutors had alleged the 40-year-old was speeding when his BMW X5 crashed on a bend near Victoria Falls on December 16.

Two passengers, his 42-year-old brother Adam and a 24-year-old female friend, Nomqhele Tshili, both died.

Ndlovu claimed a burst tyre caused him to lose control, but the court heard police had submitted the wrong tyres for forensic analysis.

Ndlovu’s car had two Bridgestone tyres and two Hankook tyres, but the evidence in court comprised one Hankook tyre and a Continental tyre.

Ndlovu’s lawyer Harrison Nkomo successfully applied for the case to be dropped, saying the prosecution case had been weakened.

Ndlovu scored 39 goals in 176 appearances for the Sky Blues in the 1990s.