Three people died in a road traffic accident while four others sustained serious injuries along Lusaka/Mongu road on Tuesday.
Western Province Police Commissioner Fanwell Siandenge confirmed the accident in Mongu saying two people died on the spot while the driver died upon arrival at Kaoma district hospital.
Mr Siandenge said in a telephone interview from Mongu that the deceased victims identified as Jessica Nasando Isikanda 58, Nasando Isikanda 52, both of Chilenje, Chalala area in Lusaka and Grace Chirwa 42, of Kafue died after the Toyota Landcruiser station wagon registration number ALD 2759 they were travelling in carried off the road and hit into a tree.
He said the accident happened around 09:00 hours along Mongu-Lusaka road about 8 kilometres away from ZAWA Tateyoyo game barrier adding that the four unidentified people who sustained injuries are admitted to Kaoma district hospital.
The driver and the six other relatives were going to Kalabo district from Lusaka to attend a funeral of their deceased relative when they met their fate.
Mr Siandenge said the three bodies are lying in Kaoma district hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem.
He warned that motorists and other road users should strictly observe road signs especially in the park where there are many animals crossing the road.
Meanwhile, Mr. Siandenge has dismissed claims by some Barotse activists currently detained at Kaoma Prison that they are being abused and threatened by a named Police officer.
He said it was unreal for the detainees’ to claim that Police officers were beating and threatening them while in remand because there not in the custody of Police anymore.
“It is very unreal for these people to say that they are being abused and threatened by Police officers because they are no longer in our custody” he said.
The detained Barotse activists, Mulasikwanda Chazele 59, and Sinonge Lutangu 45, told the Magistrate court on Wednesday last week, that Police criminal investigations officer, used bad words and harassed them while in detention when he brought two more arrested Barotseland activists, Mulasikwanda Chazele 59, and Muyangwa Mungwaluku 36, to Kaoma prisons.
I feel sad for that family involved in that road accident.It is indeed a triple tragedy.MTSRIP
Mr Nansando..farewell…after losing your beloved wife you were a devoted member of Kabwata Pilgrim wesleyan church …On behalf of the local board of administration and kabwat PWC membership i say God gives God takes…what shall we say? we will greatly miss you on earth but we know that some day we will meet.
Burial is on saturday..Program starts at 08hrs at kabwata Pilgrim Wesleyan church.MYSRIP
very sad!
From the time PF came into power and after that sacrifice the PF father made the blood of the chicken still cries out
so so sad