Seven people died on the spot while 3 others sustained injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in lost control due to a tyre burst and overturned several times at Mulyafzyanaka along Ndola- Kabwe road around 16:00hrs yesterday.
The vehicle involved was a Toyota Regius, registration number 4CD 782 driven by Mbangu aged 52 of Lusaka.
Police Deputy Spokesperson Charity Chanda said only two victims among the deceased have been identified as Mukanda aged between 35 and 40 years and Shatton Manda.
ZANIS reports that Ms. Chanda said this an a statement issued today.
Mrs. Chanda indicated that other victims include two male infants aged between 2 to 3 years and three unknown adults.
She said the injured that have been identified as Racheal Kilunda aged 23 and Safi a Congolese national including the driver are admitted to Ndola Central Hospital while bodies of the deceased are lying at the hospital mortuary.
Meanwhile, one person died on the spot while 17 others sustained serious injuries after a Nissan Hard Body they were travelling in also lost control and overturned at Chifumbe village Mwense- Mansa road 14 km from Mwense yesterday.
The vehicle with registration number ABT 8917, was been driven by John Zulu aged 50 of ZESCO compound in Mwense.
Mrs. Chanda said the 17 victims have been identified and admitted to Mwense Rural Health Centre and Mambilima Mission Hospital while the body of the deceased is lying in Mwense District Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
ZANIS
Mwe bantu mwe, when are we gona be free? Let’s put our lives in the hands of the creater Jehovah God.
mamamamamamam….what the heck? those roads need to be worked on, speed limits enforced,, those corrupts traffic cops need to checked,,,vechicles which are not roadworth please pull them off the road and properly school those drivers!!! we cant carry on like this
First time you talking sense and there is snow around my house Keep it up
Which F.o.o.l is responsible for safety transport/traffic in Zambia, Zambians roads are salalu goods, are over used. Sure accident happens once a while, but look that the roads the vehicles some are salalu too. Make good road or pavements/bike roads people should use alternative transport like riding a bike on a safe road not again to be killed
The headline implies that the accident happened near Kabwe and yet the article says the injured are admitted in Ndola Central Hospital. This is misleading reporting and slightly irritating.
Very misleading indeed! I am still trying to figure out how a Nissan Hardbody could be carrying 17+1 pple. Am I getting it wrong??
Very bad. Our heartfelt sympathy to the families of the deceased, and we wish a good recovery to the injured.
Too much accidents on our roads in Zambia. Our government should emphasis on the citizens to be travelling with their documents.
Chirwa bwela wise ulungishe ama train twapapata. Imisebo shalatupwisha.
Where did the accident take place?Is it between Ndola- Kapiri or Kapiri-kabwe?Please don’t confuse us.Nissan hard body with 17 plus people on board,how possible?Even us passages let be serious.Just spend the night at the station and wait for another vehicle(Ubushiku bumo tabwaboseshe nsofu).
Fact is Zambians are very dangerous drivers There is no law on Zambia roads, no one enforces anything except asking for bribes. Its shocking when you visit Zambia how many drivers come out of the drivers seat with bottles of Castle and Mosi in tbeir hands.Its shocking and it seems like its acceptable in the eyes of the locals
Plesae RTSA and ZP up your game