A Zimbabwean man based in Indianapolis, US, died when the vehicle he was driving collided head-on with another vehicle which had run a red light at an intersection on Tuesday, RTV 6 reported.

According to the publication, the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. when a gold Ford SUV heading westbound on Washington Street ran a red light and struck a silver Honda SUV that was moving into the intersection with a green light at High School Road, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Five children were inside the Honda at the time of the crash, two of which were ejected from the vehicle, IMPD said.

The driver of the Honda, Norris Ncube, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene, and all five children were taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital. One of the children, , Ncube’s niece Malia Siziba, 5, was later pronounced dead. Ncube’s son Sandile Ncube was said to be in extremely critical condition and on a ventilator. The identities of the other injured children have not been released.

Norris Ncube was the principal at the Indianapolis Junior Academy. He was driving the children to school at the time of the crash.

The driver of the Ford was also taken to Methodist Hospital with unspecified injuries.

Autopsies will be performed later to determine an exact cause of death.

Witnesses told police the Ford was driving fast and erratically.

The driver of the Ford will be tested for intoxicants, standard for a fatal or serious crash. No one has been arrested, but police say the crash is still considered an active investigation.
At a memorial service for the victims held Tuesday night, Lorraine Mukona, Ncube’s niece, said her family lost someone special in her uncle.

“He was a great man and a great mentor,” she said.

“He was a good person to talk to. A God-fearing man. And it was just too soon. It was really too soon.”

According to INDY Star, those who knew Ncube said he cultivated an appreciation for education during his childhood in Zimbabwe.
Ncube, who came to the United States in 1996, struggled to get an education in his homeland. He trekked long distances to school, which fostered a lifelong appreciation for teaching, said Tirza Rideout, a first-grade teacher at the school. Source – www.theindychannel.com