By JOHN SAKALA The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says the driver of the Solwezi bus which left five people dead had no driving licence. RTSA Head – Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga said the accident left five people dead and 15 injured on October 27, this year in Solwezi could have been avoided had […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Five people have died while 12 others sustained serious injuries when a vehicle they were in hit into the stationary vehicle. The fatal road accident happened when the driver of the Mitsubishi Rosa failed to control the vehicle due to excessive speed hit in to the stationary vehicle. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Municipal Council has given five burial site for the five parishioners who died in a road traffic accident at Musenga area on Sunday. Today the five victims will be put to rest today at Chingola Town centre cemetery. Five people died while 26 others sustained serious injuries when the bus they […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Five people have died while 26 others sustained serious injuries when the bus they were traveling in rammed into a stationary truck between along Chingola-Kitwe road. The fatal accident happened when the driver of the Mitsubishi Rosa from Kitwe misjudged clearance distance and in the process hit into the stationary truck later […]
By JOHN SAKALA Four women have died in the Nyimba traffic accident, while 11 sustained serious injuries when a Fuso truck they riding in developed mechanical fault thereby rolling backwards. In the same accident 16 people escaped with minor injuries. The accident happened when Mackriel Mumba the driver of the Fuso Mitsubish truck Reg number […]
By JOHN SAKALA Six people have died on the spot while 21 others sustained serious injuries the driver of the Rosa minibus lost control due to excessive speed and in the process fell into the stream. Among the dead are two women and four men. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo who confirmed the incidence said the […]
By JOHN SAKALA A-33-year-old Zambian Truck driver has died in a road traffic accident in Middleburg, Mphumalanga Province, South Africa. Emmanuel Chitanga, holder of passport number ZN708807 died along the R555 road when the acid tanker he was driving allegedly lost control and burst into flames. According to the information made available to the Zambian […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has urged members of the public, especially drivers to adhere to road traffic rules and regulations during the Heroes and Unity day holidays. Speaking when he addressed RTSA Officers as he flagged off the ten (10) days countrywide traffic law enforcement programme ahead of the […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Three people have died while two others sustained serious injuries in a head on collision involving a Toyota Runx and Iveco truck along the Great East road accident. The incident accident happened when the driver of the driver of the Toyota Runx lost control due to excessive speed and went to hit […]
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Alice Nachilembe
