SEVEN people died in separate road traffic accidents across the country at the weekend, Zambia Police Service spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela has said.
Ms Kanjela said one person in Lusaka died on the spot while three others sustained serious injuries when the drivers of the vehicles they were travelling in lost control.
She said in a statement yesterday that the deceased had been identified as Nkonkola Kabwe aged 21 while the survivors were Joel, Kapeya, Mfula and Mumbi Benson aged 17.
Ms Kanjela said the accident happened on Saturday around 23:00 hrs on the Great East Road opposite Chainama Hospital.
She said the accident happened when a vehicle of unknown registration number cut into the lane in which the other driver was and in trying to stop, the driver lost control and hit into a bill board.
And Victor Banda of unknown age died on the spot after being hit by a Hino Ranger truck registration number AJB 3873.
The accident happened on Saturday around 18:20 hrs on the Kafue Road opposite Total Filling Station when Victor was crossing the road and was hit by the motor vehicle driven by a Chris Banda of Chawama Township. The driver is detained at Castle Police Post while the body of the deceased is in the University Teaching Hospital mortuary.
In a related development, an unknown person died on the spot after being hit by a motor vehicle with unknown registration number.
In North-Western Province, an unknown person died after being hit by a motor vehicle ABZ 8012 driven by Mulyokela Waluka aged 26.
Ms Kanjela said the accident happened on Saturday when the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit into the pedestrian who died upon reaching the hospital.
[Times of Zambia]
Another unknown person died on the spot after being hit by a motor vehicle from FQM registration number ABD 657 while in Chipata a man identified as Goldwin Mukisi died after being hit by Scania truck.
MTSRIP…be careful guys when driving especially this festive season.
There’s so much carelss driving in Zambia. This is a Christian nation and yet drivers are taking other people’s lives though careless driving. they will be answerable to God.
…how come that all these drivers lost control of their vehicles? Is this normal? We should perhaps introduce strict driving lessons again and not encourage our childern to buy licenses from corrupt police…
she is longer Ms Kanjela , IS ID MRS MALAMA, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH ZAMBIANS
Terrible reporting, too many ‘unknowns’
Who really died?
Journalism at its lowest ebb
Thanks
AND A FRIEND OF MINE LOST 2OF HER SISTERS ON THE SPOT AFTER BEING HIT BY A BUS AS THEY TRIED TO CROSS THE ROAD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY EVENING IN SAMFYA DISTRICT. MTSRIP
My condolences on your loss. Drivers in Zambia are really CARELESS esp. public transport drivers.
Iwe ka Mushota,
Stop pontificating your ignorance and childish attitude here.Why are military men killed in the two wars not named in the initual reports.
#4
I’m missing something from what you are trying to put across. What is your point?
Hey, when will RTSA or Police start random….drink driving tests??? In other countries all motorists beyond 22hrs are breath tested! I would suggest everyone on highways regardless of the time of the day is tested….
Bad reporting and these were not the only deaths that occurred on the road. #3 “lost control of their vehicles is just police lingo. When I had an accident, they put that statement in my report even after I said I did not lose control. I was bushed from behind.
@Mushota, you claim to have ACCA,CIMA and a masters in prostitution,degrees in insolence from Glasgow and a PHD in  sweeping white people’s garages. You never say anything positive about this country. Are you really a Zambian or you are a lost zombie trying to find some solace by attacking our country together with her men? What has been reported is far much better than your understanding.Am surprised you can’t find sense in it.ACCA,CIMA,Msters my foot.
I agree with Mushota for once. So many accidents and so many unknown people I wonder where these unknown people come from. I end here!
In the Zambia Police Service. Unknown word is lingua and Bling for the ZPolice. I remember some Incident years back. The Police Gave a statement as Follows ” On an Un known date, unknown number of people at an unknown time with unknown accomplices and whilst armed with unknown weapon (fire arm) the robbers robbers robbed a man of makeni of unknown amount of money. The thieves later speed off in an unknown vehicle to unknown destination. I think this is what they are taught at LILAYI. How do u get a conviction in court with such evidence? No wonder they resort to Brutality as a cheap method to extort evidence
The Qualification of being a Police Man in Zambia is that YOU SHOULD NOT KNOW ANYTHING.
What is the aim of this reporting? Just telling us names of dead pipo without policies RATSA has? I feel ashamed to read such poorly written articles, i better read about North Korean Leader Kim Jong II who died in a train of heart attack, not news from this poor, corrupt and unkown nation called Zambia
Mrs Malama (Spoke’s woman) More detail please