Southern Province Minister Edify Hamukale says one of the Nine police officers involved in a road accident along Choma – Namwala Road on Saturday will need specialist treatment.
In a statement to Choma’s Byta FM Radio Sunday, Haamukale says four are in stable conditions while two are in a critical condition.
Hamukale further states that one of the officers has been discharged from Macha Mission Hospital.
Yesterday, nine police officers including the driver sustained injuries in an accident which happened around 10:30 hours along Choma Namwala road at Hamubwantu area.
The accident happened when the rear tyre of the motor vehicle Toyota Hilux which was being driven by Mwalusi Mwalusi burst and the driver lost control of the motor vehicle which later over turned on the left side of the road.
Police Public Relations Officer Esther Mwaata Katongo in a statement said those injured have been identified as Josephine Khumalo, William Chingumbe , Mulunda Chabota, Christine Kamanga, and Gabriel Mundopu.
Others are a detective Sergeant only identified as Siambo, Sharon Malama and Voster Sibeso.
Katongo said Mulunda Chabota had been evacuated to Livingstone general hospital, Six officers are admitted at Macha mission hospital while two other were treated as out patients.
Meanwhile, Hamukale could not respond by press time to a query as to where the police officers were going.
Assemblages of Police officers are carrying out various duties in most districts of Southern Province with some of them allegedly saying that they are ‘children of big people in society and want to discipline’ the people in the province.
The accident could have happened due to the defective rear tyre. The driver of the vehicle has responsibility to check condition of the vehicle before starting the engine. This should be a lesson to all motorists that if we continue to bypass or ignore Zambian Highway rules we will continue losing innocent lives in road carnage.
In all fairness let us agree that underfunding to Police makes their vehicles not road worthy. Police vehicles are actually moving coffins and one wonders how they charge people for small offences when they have major defects on there vehicles. All GRZ vehicles are seemingly have right not to be surcharged for any defects.Is this fair?
I think Zambia needs to extend for 10 years or Agee not to have elections in 2021 so that we build a solid foundation for political parties to have intraparty democracy, were primaries shod be conducted in each party other than having parties scrambling for candidates and in this period political parties will sell themselves and ECZ will have an electronic system that can be pretested in 2021 and the all the institutions will be ready for the demands of democratic and the lucunas in constitution will be worked out,
Even the names are very suspicious. Tell the nation where these police cadres were going. Where is Rae Hamoonga, has he been dumped by Lungu after being used to rig elections.
You all finish dying if you are playing with southern province, you idiots, go and concentrate on catching and and arresting the thieves you idiots.
Typical Zambian behaviour, always wishing to convey news of urgency and solemn nature, without finding the causes and prevent similar events from happening in future. WE know PF is responsible for all this.
We pray for there quick recovery. Our Healing God will restore their health.
That’s the result of intimidating innocent people. I am sure these police cadres were sent to go and intimidate and Maine innocent peace loving people of Namwala. More such accidents are yet to happen if the PF does not repent. And a Hilux carrying 9 people? Crazy!
Over loading is the case
Choma maano wabula maano chakulya.