Coventry legend Ndlovu fighting for his life after horror car crash kills his brother
By David Kent
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Former Coventry star Peter Ndlovu is in a critical condition in hospital after a horror car crash which claimed the life of his brother.
Ndlovu, who also played for Birmingham, Sheffield United and Huddersfield during a 13-year career in England, is in a coma after his sports car crashed in Zimbabwe.
Adam Ndlovu, also a former footballer who played for Zimbabwe, died in the incident near Victoria Falls.
Horror: The smashed-up BMW X5 on the side of the road that was reportedly driven by Adam Ndlovu
Pictures from the scene of the crash show the smashed-up front of the BMW X5 by the side of the road. According to reports in Zimbabwe, Adam was driving the car as they returned from watching a local match.
Peter Ndlovu was a favourite among Coventry fans during the 90s. He scored 39 goals in 176 matches before leaving for Birmingham. He had a short loan spell at Huddersfield before joining Sheffield United.
Coventry wrote on Twitter: 'All our thoughts and wishes go out to former Sky Blue Peter Ndlovu and his family. Keep strong Nuddy.'
A tweet from the Blades read: 'Our thoughts are with former player Peter Ndlovu, who has been critically injured in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe.'
Hero: Peter Ndlovu starred for Coventry (left) in the Premier League before joining Birmingham
Tragedy: Adam Ndlovu - who played for Zimbabwe - died in the car crash
Birmingham's own statement read: 'The thoughts of everyone associated with Birmingham City Football Club are with Peter Ndlovu and his family following news of a serious car crash in Zimbabwe. Peter was a very popular player during his time at St Andrew's and we hope he pulls through this difficult time.'
Former Coventry team-mate Darren Huckerby wrote: 'Terrible news about Peter Ndlovu and his brother, hope he pulls through.'
Mick Quinn added: 'Sad news about my former team-mate Peter Ndlovu involved in a car crash. He is in a coma, sadly brother Adam dead, thoughts and prayers to them.'
Peter has been working as a coach for the Zimbabwe Young Warriors Under 23 team.
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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.