POLICE in Luangwa District have recorded a Road Traffic Accident in which 10 people have survived with injuries after the bus they were traveling in collided with the Scania truck and trailer.
Meanwhile, a drive has died while 13 people have survived with serious injuries after a minibus and a Hino Dutro truck collided head-on today around 06:00 hours along Mumbwa road near Parays in Westwood area.
In the first incident, the driver of the Zambia-Malawi Bus registration number BAC 2427 only identified as Aaron Mwanza aged between 30 and 40 sustained serious injuries and is currently admitted to Mpanshya Mission Hospital.
Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said the other nine victims who include five females were discharged after receiving medical attention at the same Hospital.
He said the accident happened today around 07:40 hours at Chansanje area 12 kilometers west of Luangwa Bridge along the Great East road.
Mr Mwale said preliminary investigations revealed that the accident happened when the Bus driver with 68 passengers on board while heading to Eastern Province, was overtaking improperly and in the process collided with a Scania truck and trailer bearing registration numbers BAZ 9932 and CAA 4577T and later hit into a Shackman Truck and Trailer bearing registration numbers BAF 2469 and ALR 1565T.
He said the drivers of the two trucks and the other bus passangers survived with no injuries.
“The bus had its front part extensively damaged while the scania truck which was driven by Jasile Zulu aged 45 had its windscreen shattered and damages on its front side. The Shackman truck driven by David Jezi aged 30 of Mandevu compound had its rear right side of the trailer depressed,” he said.
Meanwhile, a driver of a minibus has died while 13 passngers survived with serious injuries after a minibus and a Hino Dutro truck collided head-on today around 06:00 hours along Mumbwa road near Parays in Westwood area.
Isaac Dindiwe died whille in admission at UTH.
Mr Mwale said the accident happened when the driver of the Hino truck identified as Thomas Njobvu aged 32 of Makeni, was overtaking improperly and in the process collided head-on with a Toyota Haice Minibus bearing registration number BAV 2108 which was moving towards the Central Business District.
Mr Mwale said on the bus were 13 people including a Police officer only identified as Fridah Kamukwamba aged 40.
“Body of the deceased has been deposited in the hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem,” he said.
Mr Mwale said both the Hino truck bearing registration number ATB 4297 and the minibus are extensively damaged.
