Two people have died on the spot in Lundazi district, Eastern province after a fatal road traffic accident involving an ambulance.
And two survivors involved in the same fatal accident have been admitted at Lundazi District Hospital.
Eastern Province Police Deputy Commissioner Paul Achiume says the accident occurred around 02 hours today at Mphamba bridge along Mphamba gravel road.
Mr Achiume says the driver, Stephen Mulenga, a ZNS officer of Lumezi ZNS Camp, who was carrying 3 passengers sustained fatal head injuries and died on the spot.
He says Peter Mwanza also of Lundazi District Hospital sustained head injuries and died on the spot.
He says the survivors, Crodina Moyo also of Lundazi District Health Office and an unknown male adult of unknown abode complained of general body pains.
Mr. Achiume says the accident happened when the driver of the ambulance failed to negotiate a curve and careered off the road on the right side, hit into a tree and fell into a ditch.
6 Comments
AK
Too bad
Webster
May there souls rest in peace n quick recovery to the survivore
Mr cb
Too bad
PMZ
All these loses are due to the failure of the government to constract a broken Lundazi River bridge. There delay have caused atleast eight accidental deaths.
Q. Govt, is Lundazi a Zambian district too or is a refugees camp?
Cynthia
Delay of making lundazi bridge we are still receiving more accidents, question to government is lundazi part of Zambia or malawi?
James chitashi
So sad