At least 16 pupils from St. Joseph’s Girls High School in Mazabuka district have been injured and are battling for their lives in Mazabuka District hospital following a road traffic accident last night.
The accident occurred when the vehicle they were in collided head on with another on the Magoye-Chivuna Road.
The pupils were travelling from Monze, where they had gone to attend a Christian fellowship meeting at Monze high school.
Mazabuka District Hospital Administrator, John Zimba, who confirmed the development to ZANIS in Mazabuka today said 28 pupils were last night attended to by health workers and that 12 were discharged after been treated at the out patient department.
He also revealed that hospital staff last night treated and discharged a mother and her child from the other vehicle which was involved in the same accident.
Police have since arrested the teacher, who was driving the van that was transporting pupils, and charged him with dangerous driving and over loading.
Police traffic officers told ZANIS that preliminary investigations indicate that the accident happened because the driver of the van carrying the pupils was driving on the right lane hence the collision.
School head-teacher Sister Rosalia Sakayombo said the school only sanctioned 18 pupils to travel to Monze for the Young Christian Student celebration, hence wondered why more pupils traveled for the function.
Sr Sakayombo also said the van which was used to transport the pupils was hired from the teacher because the school truck was committed to other school programmes.
Mazabuka Mayor, Shaderick Mwiinga, who rushed to the hospital, described the accident as bad.
Mr Mwiinga said school authorities should endeavour to abide by government instructions to stop transporting pupils using vans or trucks to avoid risking the lives of children.
He has since challenged the Parents Teachers Association at the school to consider buying a school bus to secure transportation of pupils for various programmes.
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TOO BAD GET WELL SOON .YOU ARE THE FUTURE DORA SILIYA’S AND THANDIWE’S OF ZAMBIA
Too bad, girls, I hope you all recover quickly.
Too bad for these girls. Is this teacher who is arrested a man or woman ? Why did this teacher have extra 10 girls when the school authorities only allowed 18 of them ? There is more to this teacher and also why did the school hire a van from this teacher instead of hiring a minibus for the pupils ? Corrupt sister see what you have caused. God will surely judge.
Sad indeed. I know how it is. I have been to the mountain top so I know every pain they are experiencing. Wish all the victims a speed recovery.
Sorry to all the affected.
As for “Mr Mwiinga said school authorities should endeavour to abide by government instructions to stop transporting pupils using vans or trucks to avoid risking the lives of children. He has since challenged the Parents Teachers Association at the school to consider buying a school bus to secure transportation of pupils for various programmes.” It would have been great for the Mazabuka Mayor Mwiinga to issue out a statement like ” as Mayor I will look
at ways of asking the business community to help buy a school business for the school”.
This should be a lesson to the MMD GRZ to also look into how they can empower all GRZ part owned boarding schools with buses for pupils to use when there are functions to attend.
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Matthew 6:33
quick recovery to all……god is with u…
It seems these teachers never learnt a lesson from the Kawambwa accident.Punished the teachers as well as the headmaster for wrongly but willingly booking a van instead fo a bus.I wish the girls a swift recovery.
damn, my sisters went to this school years ago
i know dat place…santa they call it..too bad…quick recovery….
Sante JO,chivuna. Pali utwaiche utwaendelela,nalikwetepo akakeche.sorry young girls.but sister rose also should not pretend.sheknew who went out.it’s always the case in the boarding school nga kuli ka school trip kwipayana and there is always a list of those travelling.so sister mwilaipaya iwanu.
Get well girls tukopa banani imwe ngayakakana.
Too many head on collisions in Zambia, government must consider investing in building dual carriage ways throught out the country to save lives, improve transport networks and develop the country. We can finance such projects if strategic assets like mines, key farming areas, and other services are nationalised for at least 20 years.
The greatest asset we have in the country is land and there is plenty of it, therefore, I don’t see why we should not have dual carriage ways built allover the country. Finances should not be used as as excuse because Zambia is wealthy, we can litterally fund all projects using locally generated funds from mining, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, energy and other service based activities. Four way lanes or anything won’t stop accidents but at least they can reduce and if we use technologies like closed circuit televsion (CCTV) on roads, prosecution can be more clear cut than just collecting witness statements. Everytime, I’m driving up and down the motor ways of Europe, I ask myself, why don’t we have such obvious infrastructure in Zambia? We need to change our country for the…
A law should be passed in Zambia to ban anyone from transporting people in trucks and Vans. In other countries it is forbidden to ride at the back of a truck or Van save for animals Govt should buy buses for all schools in Zambia just like they bought hearses. Wishing all those involved in this meaningless accident a quick recovery
A QUICK RECOVERY TO ALL THE GIRL CHILD
# 1 thats rubbish
# 5 Mr Mwiinga’s statement lacks merit. A mini bus can not spare accident.. many mini buses are involved into accidents Remember the catholic church members who were travelling from Mumbwa, they were in mini bus but got into an accident.. And the purchasing of such vehicles depends on the school’s financial situation.. If you can donate, that will be a good gesture NOT offering only lipservice and raise higher expectation.
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