A GOODS train collided head-on with a passenger train near the resort town of Victoria Falls on Sunday morning, killing scores of people.

Police say the driver of the passenger train ignored an order to give way to the goods train at a cross point in the Dibamombe area, leading to the tragedy.

Police only confirmed five deaths, including both drivers, but witnesses of the crash say many more people died. BELOW IS A PHOTO ESSAY WHICH TELLS ITS OWN STORY ABOUT THE BREATH-TAKING TRAGEDY: