Four unknown people have died on the spot in the Copperbelt Province when the vehicle they were travelling in lost control and overturned.
The accident occurred Wednesday around 12:30 hours along Luanshya Kafulafuta road near Mufungo Farms when the driver, Benson Masiambiri, aged 39, of house No. 644 Chibi Misingo Province of Zimbabwe, lost control of the motor vehicle registration number TMB SS8 GP, WPD 989 GP and careered off the road before overturning.
This is contained in a statement issued to ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday by Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Elizabeth Kanjela.
Ms Kanjela disclosed that the four unknown persons include two male adults between 45 and 50, one female adult aged between 38 and 42, and female juvenile aged between 3 and 5.
“The first male sustained a deep cut in the head and fractured right hand; the second male had a crashed head, fractured right hand and suspected internal injuries; the female adult sustained a deep cut on the lip, fractured hands and head injuries while the juvenile sustained suspected internal injuries and burns on the body. The bodies are at Ndola central hospital awaiting post mortem,” she said.
And in Eastern Province, a 52-year-old cyclist was run over and died on the spot while another, a 14-year-old boy in Southern Province, died after being hit by a motor vehicle.
The accident in Chipata occurred yesterday around 10:30 hours at Mathias Mulumba area along Airport Road south of Chipata district.
The Police PRO said the incident in eastern province involved an unregistered range rover station wagon, driven by Dr Humphrey Chanda aged 37 of plot number 124 Lukuzye Road, Kalongwezi Chipata, and the cyclist of plot number L-70 Munga compound.
She said the motorist was driving at high speed from north to south and failed to negotiate a curve forcing the vehicle off the road and hitting the cyclist who was coming from the opposite direction.
Ms Kanjela disclosed that the cyclist sustained fatal injuries and died on the spot while the motorist escaped unhurt but has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving contrary to Section 161 of the Road Traffic Act No. 11 of 2002 and will appear in court soon.
She said the incident that occurred in Southern Province involved an International truck and trailer registration number ABC 6903 driven by Cosmas Hamakowa, aged 40, of house number MT 14 Mulonga Extension, Mazabuka district, and a pedestrian Hiram Makala Nalintile of Mbayamusuma also in Mazabuka.
“The accident happened when the truck was parked by the road side when it developed a fault and all the passengers were told to disembark when then the truck rolled backwards and hit the child,” she said.
She disclosed that the body of the deceased from eastern province was lying in Chipata district hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem and that of the deceased from Southern Province was at Livingstone General Hospital mortuary awaiting post mortem.
Meanwhile, police picked up a body of a man on 26th January at 22:00hours at Hiuyu Paper Plants limited in Chisamba whom they believe to have been shot.
Ms Kanjela said the body has been in Liteta Hospital Mortuary since it was picked up and described it as aged between 35 and 40 years, dark in complexion with beard and moustache, blue jeans trousers, grey T-shirt, blue top suit, pair of brown high shoes and grey socks.
She appealed to members of the public who may have a missing relative to go and verify the body at the hospital.
ZANIS
When is the next census kwati natuchepa twafwa sana.
RTSA the corruption at your offices is causing all this. Unqualified drivers have licenses, surely we all know you have to slow down on a curve and if you aint familiar with the road do not speed. Again i see alot of cars on the road which aint in road worthy condition
may their souls rest in peace
Sad news indeed. May God give strength and courage to the bereaved families. Our hearts and thoughts are with them. Great loss.
Declaring Psalm 91 over Zambia.
too bad, may th relatives find solece in the lord.
Rest in peace
Why are all spokespersons of the Zambian police female with quiet bad interview skills and bad English? I mean English isn’t my official language but even someone like me can see the poor competence in English ladies do evening class in English please 🙂
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