SEVENTEEN people have died on the spot while two others are nursing injuries after an accident which happened at the junction of Mumbwa and Mwembeshi road today at 07:50 hours.
Police spokesperson Charity Munganga Chanda in a statement stated that among the dead were 13 males, three females and a baby girl.
“Seventeen people have died on the spot while two others are nursing injuries after an accident which happened at the junction of Mumbwa and Mwembeshi roads on 12th September 2015 around 07:50 hours. The accident happened after the driver of a Benz Truck Reg.
No. AAH 7373 cut in front of the Toyota Hiace Reg. No. ALH 5968 which had 19 passengers on board as he was trying to turn,” Mrs. Munganga-Chanda stated.
She stated that the 19 include the driver and the conductor.
Mrs. Munganga-Chanda stated that the minibus was coming from Mumbwa to Lusaka.
“All the bodies are in the UTH mortuary awaiting postmortem while the injured are being treated in the same hospital.
The driver of the minibus is among the dead while that of the Benz truck ran away after the accident happened.
A man hunt has been launched for the driver,”stated Mrs. Munganga-Chanda. Charity Munganga-Chanda Just Posted zambia police
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