Acting Central Province medical officer Abel Kabalo said by midday yesterday only four people had been identified out of the 17 who died in a tragic accident on Tuesday near Ibis Garden turn-off.
Residents have however continued to inspect the bodies at Kabwe General Hospital mortuary with the view of identifying the deceased.
Dr Kabalo said in an interview yesterday that he was hopeful that the remaining bodies would be identified before the end of the week.
Meanwhile, there was confusion at Kabwe General Hospital mortuary after word went round that 17 people had died in a road traffic accident involving a Kabwe minibus.
Quick action by the police saved the situation from degenerating into pandemonium.
A check by the Times of Zambia on Tuesday evening at the Kabwe General Hospital found several residents busy trying to identify the bodies with others openly wailing as they could not hold their emotions.
Health personnel had a tough time to control the situation and police had to be called in to help.
The accident occurred after a Lusaka-bound Toyota Hiace minibus collided with a Volvo truck around 06:00 hours on Tuesday after a tyre burst.
[Times of Zambia]
i suspect relatives cant identify the bodies as they are mutilated beyond recognition
Sad development.May their souls rest in peace.
i feel sorry for those relatives trying to identify their loved ones in that manner…life ni so che,while HH is busy insulting elders.
@Notorious………and while Sata is calling women ifinkubala …….
You Zambians love your politics so much, neither HH nor Sata have anything to do with this and the best thing for everyone is that all responsible functions do their jobs well, ie. Police, hospitals, the coroner, and so forth.
This is so sad,may almighty God please be with their families in this hard time.
I think whenever someone takes a trip, at least someone will know. At the bus stop some people are escorted. So let the Police or Govt issue a statement requesting anyone who knew anyone boarding that bus to forward the names. these names then be published and have one mass grave.
This is the reason why freight tickets bare person details or those coaches.
@Concerned Zambian, you really are a concerned citizen!!!!! Good idea, thumbs up bro/sis. May the souls of the dead rest in peace. Makes sad reading indeed.
What did you expect when you have bus loads of Tanganyican Mnwacusas journeying from Mbeya to Lusaka to prepare for the demise of one of their own! Ask the Tanzanian HC and CNP to come and identify their own. Otherwise the Zambia govt should cremate them and send ashes back to Rashis Kawawa.
Maybe they not Zambians