MP, PS in a road accident

Solwezi Central Member of Parliament Stafford Mulusa and Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office Naomi Tentamashimba have survived with injuries in a Road Traffic Accident that occurred in Kabwe District at Fig tree area along the Great North Road around 07:30 hours.

The two were in a Toyota Landcruiser bearing registration number GRZ 734C driven by Mulusa aged 48 of Ibex in Lusaka.

They were moving towards Kabwe town when the unknown driver of a Toyota Mark X, while moving in the same direction, misjudged clearance distance and hit behind the Landcruiser resulting in Mulusa losing control of the vehicle and in the process collided with the FAWO Truck and Trailer which was moving in the opposite direction.

Police Deputy Spokesperson Danny Mwale says the Truck and trailer bearing registration numbers BLA 1025 BLA 1027 and BLA 1024 had three people on board

The condition of the driver of the Toyota Mark X and its damages are not known as the driver fled the scene soon after the accident happened while the Landcruiser is extensively damaged, said Mwale.

He says the truck had its right wheel damaged and everyone on board including the driver escaped unhurt.

Mulusa and Tentamashimba sustained injuries and were rushed to Kabwe Central Hospital for treatment.

Mwale says the two have since been taken to the University Teaching Hospitals.