FIVE people yesterday died on the spot and more than 15 were seriously injured when a Toyota Hiace minibus in which they were travelling was hit from behind by a beer-laden truck and trailer which lost control on Nkana Road in Ndola.
And scores of Ndola residents who scrambled for the crates of beer after the accident were stung by a swarm of bees that swooped on the spilled beer.
Ndola District police chief Stella Libongani, who was found at the accident scene, said police had retrieved five bodies of the dead while the 15 people who injured had been taken to Ndola Central Hospital.
And an accident survivor Andre Andish, whose Honda vehicle, registration number ACJ 8340, was hit by the minibus, said the accident occurred around 18:00 hours.
Mr Andish, who sustained minor body injuries said the accident happened at the junction of Nkana and Makoli roads near Kafubu Bridge.
He said a Maritime Transport Company truck, registration number ABL 8594, carrying beer was heading southwards and the minibus was heading in the same direction, towards Masala.
The truck was partially submerged in Kafubu River after hitting more than three other vehicles.
Ndola traffic police had a tough time retrieving the dead and the injured.
[ Times of Zambia ]
At first I was like :(( then I just went….. =))=))=))=)) then again :(( MTSRIP
Who was wrong.. The trunk driver was on the main, Did the min bus driver stop. Its a pit to loose innoncent lives like that. The Ndola Council should do something at this Black spot.
Zambians and beer,awe sure! Whilst others are fighting for their lives,some are scrambling for beer.I hope the bees did some justice on them.
God punished those who were scrambling for beers for sure! whilst others are loosing their lives all they are thinking about is beer, Lesa alapanika, good for them!
Truck had beers,people srambled for the beers and bees stung them,good punishment.While others where in pain and others among them dead?shame Zed culture very bad indeed
LOL. Even bees scrambled for beer. Aren’t bees supposed to be in bed at 18.00hs?
May be even the truck driver was drunk. As for bystanders, insteead of rescuing people, they were rescuing beer bottles. Is this what poverty can do to people?
Seriously, sad storry. Too bad for lost lives. May the law take its course as regards responsibility for accident.
some people in Ndola are desperate to make money.God help us Ndola people It was lask month or so a similar accident happend now they was no car involved it was just a truck carrying acid that lost control.Nga abantu ukubutukila ukuya mukukusa Acid elo Basungulika utuboyo.
rushing for beer instead of saving human life. africa has issues. why has poverty done to us that we can go for alcohol at the expense of life? others go to search for money and valuable goods from the dead in the pretense of helping. rumor has it that even some cops do that. shame on us africas.
The us of hiece combies should be abolished especially on long routes. E.g Lsk to Kbw. There is need to take safety concerns over buses choice. Mistubish Rosas are better than the Toyota hiece. Please for the sake of our lives bwana GRZ abolish the use of hiece.
Use of hiece corrections