Thursday, December 5, 2024

Nyimba Accident Scene in Pictures

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A bubble fish abandoned at the Nyimba accident scene where six people died following a tyre burst
A bubble fish abandoned at the Nyimba accident scene where six people died following a tyre burst

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A fire extinguisher at the Nyimba acident scene in which six people died after the minis they were travelling in overturned severally after a tyre burst.
A fire extinguisher at the Nyimba acident scene in which six people died after the minis they were travelling in overturned severally after a tyre burst.

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A fire extinguisher at the Nyimba acident scene in which six people died after the minis they were travelling in overturned severally after a tyre burst
A fire extinguisher at the Nyimba acident scene in which six people died after the minis they were travelling in overturned severally after a tyre burst

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A good samaritan picking property of acident victims at the Nyimba accident scene.
A good samaritan picking property of acident victims at the Nyimba accident scene.

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A good samaritan picking property of acident victims at the Nyimba accident scene
A good samaritan picking property of acident victims at the Nyimba accident scene

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A good samaritan picking property of acident victims at the Nyimba accident scene where six people died after the bus they were travelling in overturned several times
A good samaritan picking property of acident victims at the Nyimba accident scene where six people died after the bus they were travelling in overturned several times

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A private minibus in which six people died following a accident that overturned several times after a tyre burst in Nyimba.
A private minibus in which six people died following a accident that overturned several times after a tyre burst in Nyimba.

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A private minibus in which six people died following a accident that overturned several times after a tyre burst in Nyimba
A private minibus in which six people died following a accident that overturned several times after a tyre burst in Nyimba

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Police officers gather property for accident victims who died after the minibus they were travelling in rolled severally after a tyre burst at Nyimba last week
Police officers gather property for accident victims who died after the minibus they were travelling in rolled severally after a tyre burst at Nyimba last week

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Police officers lift one of the Nyimba accident victims from a nearby shrub after the an unidentified man was thrown out of a moving vehicle after a tyre burst
Police officers lift one of the Nyimba accident victims from a nearby shrub after the an unidentified man was thrown out of a moving vehicle after a tyre burst

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Some residents of Nyimba at the accident scene where six people died on the spot after their minibus had a burst on Thursday last week
Some residents of Nyimba at the accident scene where six people died on the spot after their minibus had a burst on Thursday last week

36 COMMENTS

    • It takes one to know the other…you children of shetani. Ba UPND why do you like to spread hatred so much. Thats why your chief hater HH will never rule anyone

    • Improve transport systems and perhaps the rail line albeit not time reliable, it is less prone to these accidents I would say

      Investing in transport is grossly underestimated in your country.

      Thanks

    • That’s the result of an overloaded vehicle, overspeeding, coupled with very finished tyres.

      Innocent lives lost.

      At the police check point, they didn’t bother because the driver gave them “ni chekeleko”!

    • ndombe!…. i hope and pray those are not my relatives, because where i come from, the bubble fish/cat fish we call ndombe is a big thing.
      nyimba road is this not a road where Sata picked up a dead body before he was elected?? and now Edgar Lungu,,,

    • Ba LT, a bus cannot overturn “severally”, but it overturns “several times”! Severally and several times mean different things. English.

  1. We need real PSV drivers in Zambia. Drivers in Zambia drive very fast & even with no speed signs on our roads, drivers should know at what speed limit to drive at certain stretches of our roads. on top of speed, at beer drinking lack of wearing seat belts and loud music in public buses. sad for the lost lives.

  2. LT, please give more details. Where was the bus coming from and where was it going? When did this accident happen? Can someone tell me?

  3. It is unfortunate and surprising too that so many people died in this road accident. Looking at the condition on the minibus in the pictures, it is not that severely damages, so I would have thought not so many people would die in it. I was in a very similar accident, about 12 years ago in which the minibus overturned as a result of a rear tyre puncture. 3 people died and quite a number injured. I was fortunate enough to escape with just a scratch on my thumb. I thank God for my life whenever I look back to that incident.

  4. Carnage will continue in Zambia, the causes being:
    1) Drivers are not adhering to the speed dictated by the road conditions
    2) Poor quality road tyres on the market, the cheapest from Asian countries
    3) Driver fatigue
    4) Overloading beyond the maximum carrying capacity to maximise cash flow, and steal extra cash from the owner, and
    5) Poorly engineered roads. Speed limits need to be dropped by 15% across the country to maintain safe driving conditions on our “primitive” roads. “Primitive” refers to the state of the surface, the road camber and width of the driving lane!

  5. It is really unfortmate, our hearts go to their family and friends.
    @blabla, I agree with your observations. The mini-bus looks like it had an inbuilt roll over protection. The ones that come from SA, you have to retrofit.
    second observation is the need to wear seat belts. this need to be enforced by our traffic officers. Passenger seating without a seat belt and the belt is provided in the bus warrants a ticket.

  6. Ba LT you should learn how to differentiate the messages for different pictures. How on earth can different pictures carry the same message?

  7. Too sad.may you all rest in peace!!haters in UPND please stop your nonsense about PF.death do not spare anybody,be it PF member or UPND.be real guys!!God bless Zambia!

    • This is an accident, it has nothing to do with any political party, stop the nonsense of calling each other names at every turn. If you want to campaign for your candidate and party, do it the proper way. We are tired of hearing nonsensical and derogatory comments from heartless devilish clones in human form. Grow-up.

  8. I think we are joking in Zambia when it comes to politics. How can you be attributing deaths to people that have nothing to do with that. Leave PF alone. Just loose in peace ba upnd

  9. It is so sad to lose lives under such avoidable circumstances. For as long as we do not look at the root cause of the accidents and continue speculating that someone is making sacrifices, these road accidents will continue to occur and taking our lives.The govt is doing a good job to improving the roads in the country in an attempt to reduce road carnage. I would like to see all those second and used tires taken away from the road sides. How can these vehicles be allowed on the road and carrying on these finished tires really. MTSRIP

  10. Please UPND, show some sympathy to the victims and leave politics out of this. Thats why people don’t like you because you are heartless and not sensitive to the times. God bless Zambia and protect us all.

  11. What is the relevance of the fire extinguishers and the bubble fish in the pictures? Sad that the photographer was focusing on irrelevancies. Before pointing the blame on others please note that the road is rather narrow and without markings. The surprise is that there are not more road accidents on this road.

    • Spot on Folosho, this is cowboy photographing and the subsequent comments that the pictures carry do not tell any story

  12. The major problem is that Zambia has no public transport regulatory authority. Any vehicle in Zambia can be used for public transport.

  13. The owner of the bus and driver need long term jail sentences,the accident was avoidable,the owner and the driver both new the tires were wornout.This is not a question of bad road but negligence.

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