FAKE NEWS: Police say seven people never died road traffic accident as reported by Times of Zambia

POLICE Spokesperson Esther Katongo has overturned the story which was published by the Times of Zambia that seven people perished in a road accident in Kabangwe yesterday.
Katongo said contrary to what has been reported in today’s Times of Zambia under the headline “SEVEN PERISH IN ROAD ACCIDENT,” no person died on the spot in that accident.
Katongo in a statement said only one person died in the early hours of today from UTH where the injured were rushed for medication.
“The report which we received yesterday was that of a serious Road Traffic Accident which occurred at about 14:20 hours near Kabangwe Police Post along Great North Road involving Watson Zulu of Chazanga Compound who was driving a Toyota Hiace registration number BAC 4136 from north to south and an also an unknown driver who was driving a Toyota Hiace registration number BAG 4659 from south to north who ran away after the accident,” Katongo said.
She said the accident occurred due to excessive speed by the driver of the Toyota Hiace bus who lost control of the vehicle and hit into the on-coming bus being driven by a Watson Zulu who also lost control of the vehicle and fell on the left side of the road.
She said 15 passengers sustained serious injuries and were rushed to UTH and Chingwere Clinic respectively and that only one of those that were rushed to UTH died in the early hours of today.
“Only one person has died in the said accident and not seven as reported by the Times of Zambia. The other victims are still undergoing treatment,” said Katongo.

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