69 people have cheated death after the bus they were traveling on caught fire along the Great North Road in Kapiri Mposhi district.
ZANIS reports that the accident happened near Greenleaf area, about 35 KM from Kapiri Mposhi Central Business District (CBD) around 07:30 hours today.
Kapiri Mposhi district Commissioner Smart Mwila and impeccable police sources have confirmed the accident in an interview.
The accident involved a Zhongtong bus registration number BCC 9815 belonging to Talwaka Lumo Bus services travelling from Lusaka to Nakonde.
The bus was being driven by Chali Mukuka, 32 of an unmarked house, Suburbs compound in Mansa district.
Mr Mwila said preliminary investigations indicate the bus caught fire as a result of wheel binding triggered by a tire burst.
By the time Kapiri Mposhi Fire Brigade who rushed to the scene to quench the out the fire, the vehicles’ interior structure was completely burnt.
Sad development
These Buses don’t get a break. They just run every day. When then do they get to be checked & serviced?
But why using power tools picture you are creating an impression that the bus was a power tools bus which may impact negatively on their business.
Kapumpebwalya Augustine Exactly my thought
Kapumpebwalya Augustine Total defamation of character!! Why not use the actual TALWAKA LUMO bus. Bamusiye Powertools.?
Aba bafuna kumangiwa!! But why use a power tools picture when a different bus was involved…pa Zambia napo
Thank you God for protecting our country from the evil wishes of upnd diasporans. As we approach election, they are desperate for blood
They way the reporting
Ati 69 cheated death
Why are you using a wrong pic. Why report on something you don’t have facts on???
Power tools bus service should sue you
Wrong picture
Poor reporting why using a power tools bus on your stupid news?
Why use poor tools instead of talwaka lumo
Lusaka time u will sued for this picture
Why put power tools instead of the vehicle that was involved?
Wrong picture under the law we are witnesses
I.hope u guys r sued so that you.learn reporting manners. why use someone’s business in a negative report?
Beven Mushibwe imagine
“Kapiri Mposhi district Commissioner Smart Mwila and impeccable police sources have confirmed the accident in an interview.”
These useless ZP chaps the can not find a girl who stole money from a bank vault but are here shameless talking about impeccable police sources when it was all over social media …..really laughable!!
Lusaka Times ,the use of that picture is sueable…. can you do the right thing.
Lusaka Times, why have you used a Power tools picture? Thsi can be construed as defamation.
You should have used there own bus when painting pictures
You should have used there own bus when painting pictures rather than using power tools…
Power tools should sue you
We want to see a real which was burnt is power tools the one involved in road accident or what? Be crear when giving us information please
This is Cyber bullying to Power Tools