A grade 12 pupil of Solwezi Technical High School (SOLTEC) died on the spot while six others are seriously injured after being hit by a light Toyota Canter truck today.
North Western province police chief Fabian Katiba said the accident happened around 04:00 hours when a Toyota canter registration number ACJ1715 hit a group of cadet pupils from SOLTEC who were on a road run along Kansanshi.
Mr Katiba told ZANIS in an interview that after the accident happened, the driver Jumbe Sakala, 30, escaped leaving behind the vehicle which was later used to ferry the injured pupils to the hospital.
He said Sakala was now in police custody awaiting investigations while the body of the deceased pupil was lying in Solwezi general hospital mortuary.
By press time, the condition of two of the six injured pupils was critical and they had been taken to Wusakile Hospital in Kitwe for specialist treatment. The condition of the remaing four pupils was reported to be stable.
After learning about the accident, pupils rioted and damaged vehicles belonging to Kansanshi Mine Plc.
ZANIS
Bad news from my former school my heart goes to the deased pupil’s family and wish quick recoverty for those in hospital.
Bad news. May HISRIP” and quickest recovery to the pupils in Hospital. God bless, we are with you in prayers.That was my school too.
Sad news indeed. God guide and strengthen the family of the deceased pupil.
Too bad my heart bleeds when i hear about the loss of young blood.:o
This is very sad indeed….
Terrible tragedy. It must have been a dark and dangerous spot where the cadets were doing their road run. May the deceased rest in peace and I wish the others a qick recovery.
sudden death, RIP,my condolences to the family of the deceased and those that are injured a quick recovery.And to the rest of us,Death is that “Tomorrow” for which all our lives are spent waiting!
christ conquered death
so sad to lose a life of a future leader,a heir to the throne somewhere.RIP.(*)
generally Schools in Zambia start to early, causing the students to start for school as early as 04 hrs
surely the Government should consider that schools begins after 8am so that our children don’t rush to go to school.
:-w