Two people have died in a road traffic accident along the Great North Road near Maleba Layby, about five kilometers north of Choma Town.
Southern Province commanding officer Auxensio Daka confirmed the Road Traffic Accident which occurred on October 16, 2025, at around 18:40 hours.
Mr Daka said the accident occurred when the driver of the Volvo Truck and Trailer registration numbers CAH 2269 ZM, CAH 2271 ZM, and CAH 2270 ZM from south to north failed to keep to his near-side lane.
He said it thereby collided with the VW Golf registration number BBF 4948 ZM from north to south and Land Rover Freelander registration number AIE 4384 ZM, also from north to south, which were both traveling in the opposite lane.
Mr Daka identified the deceased as Abel Kabole Chanda, aged 45, of unknown house number, MC, Livingstone, who was driving a VW Golf motor vehicle who sustained fatal injuries and died on the spot.
Mr Daka identified the other as Veronica Chimwongo Masheta,36, who was in the Land Rover Freelander motor vehicle, of unknown house number, Riverside, Choma, who sustained fatal injuries and died on the spot.
He said involved was Mr Emmanuel Mbokoshi, aged 45, of house number ZT 45, Chandamali Compound, Choma, who was driving a Land Rover Freelander motor vehicle, also from north to south. He sustained serious head injuries, and the vehicle was extensively damaged.
“On board the Land Rover Freelander were four passengers, one of whom died on the spot while the remaining three sustained serious injuries,” Mr Daka said.
He identified the injured passengers as Oliness Kachimba,43, of unknown house number, Chandamali Compound, Choma, who sustained a cut on the right eye and general body pains,
Others are Mwiitwa Masheta, aged two years, of Riverside Township, Choma, who sustained a cut on the right eye and general body pains and Male Juvenile, Tumelo Masheta, aged six years, of Riverside Township, Choma, who sustained a suspected fractured right hand and general body pains.
He said the injured passengers have since been admitted to Choma General Hospital, where they are receiving treatment.
Mr Daka said the bodies of the deceased persons have since been deposited in Choma General Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
Mr Daka has since urged all motorists to exercise lane discipline and avoid improper overtaking, adding that drivers are reminded that maintaining the correct lane and observing traffic regulations is essential in preventing road crashes and saving lives.
