Ten people have died while several others are nursing serious injuries after a Mazhandu Family Bus collided with a truck along the Great North Road this morning.
Seven of the deceased were reportedly from the bus while three were in the truck with the accident occurring at Luanshiba area between Kabwe and Kapiri around 06:20 hours.
According to Central Province police commissioner Lombe Kamukoshi, who confirmed the incident to the press, four out of the seven fatalities from the bus are female while three are male. The driver of the truck along with a female passenger and a baby also died on the spot.
And the Road Traffic and Safety Agency (RTSA) says accident was caused by over speeding by the Mazhandu Bus driver identified as Vincent Han’gandu.
Last year, RTSA had revoked Mazhandu’s licence following a string of accidents but then Minister of Transport Kapembwa Simbao reversed the ban.
