9 DIE IN RTA

By Ruth Chayinda:

Nine people have died in a road accident which happened on Chingwere Road Junction on the Great North road last night.

Police Spokesperson Ray Hamoonga says the accident happened when the driver of a Howo Truck and trailer in the process of avoiding a small bus lost control and hit into a Rosa Bus that was coming in the opposite direction.

He says seven dead bodies have been deposited at the UTH mortuary whilst two bodies are in Chingwere level one mortuary.

Mr. Hamoonga says the driver of the Mitsubishi Rosa Bus registration number BAK 9787 which had 29 passengers on board also died on the spot.

He says 16 passengers in the Rosa bus sustained serious injuries.

This is contained in a statement issued to ZNBC News in Lusaka.

Mr. Hamoonga said the bodies of the deceased driver and the passengers await identification and post mortem.

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