One Dies in Ox-Cart, Bus Collision

ONE person has died on the spot while two others sustained serious injuries in a road accident which occurred on Sunday around 05:00 in Lukulu, Western Province.
Acting Police Spokesperson Danny Mwale said the accident involved a Scania Marcopolo bus registration number ABE 4838 and an Ox Cart along Lukulu road near Ngimbu cooperative in Western Province.
Meanwhile the two animals which were pulling the Ox cart died on the spot while the bus had its front part extensively damaged.
Mwale said details of the accident are that a Lusaka bound bus from Lukulu which was being driven by Wilibesi Lungu aged 40 of Garden Compound in Lusaka hit into the Ox Cart which was in his lane coming from the opposite direction.
He said a passenger of the Marcopolo bus identified as James Mbangu aged 26 of Lusaka died instantly after being hit by the Ox cart pole which penetrated the bus after the collision.
Mwale revealed that  two passengers from the Ox cart namely Margret Mwangala age not known of Lukulu district sustained a deep cut on the forehead while male Likumbi Mukumbi aged 13 also of Lukulu district sustained a bruised right leg.
He said the two injured have been admitted to Lukulu Hospital while the body of the deceased is laying in the same Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.

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