Two people were seriously injured in a road traffic
accident along Chinsali/Serenje road when their vehicle careered off the road
and overturned three times.
The incident happened at about 13-30 hours yesterday
near Shiwang’andu area in Chinsali district in Northern Province when a Toyota Surf driven
by a woman registration number ABK 5055 was over-taking a Tanzanian tanker
truck belonging to Siginon Global Logistics registration number T699 BSD
trailer number T 709 BSK.
A ZANIS crew that rushed to the accident scene found
two accident victims a man and woman sprawled unconsciously while another
man was trapped in an extensively damaged vehicle.
The accident victims from Lusaka are believed to be members of one
family.
John Lianda, an eye witness told ZANIS in an
interview that the woman was over-speeding.
Mr. Lianda suspected that the woman must have been
drinking whilst driving as bottles of beer were spotted at the accident
scene.
“I just saw the vehicle (Toyota) after over-taking negotiating where
to go and when I went at the accident scene, I found the accident victims
sprawled on the ground and bottles of beer thrown out,” he said.
Driver of the truck Aziz Mohammed told ZANIS that the
woman who was driving the Toyota Surf was over-speeding and failed
to negotiate whilst over-taking and careered off the road before over turning.
Mr. Mohammed, who claimed that he was driving slowly,
said he was delivering petroleum products to Ndola
in the Copperbelt
Province.
“I’m alone in the vehicle going to Ndola when I saw
the Toyota Surf coming behind me but eventually when over-taking me the lady
who was driving the vehicle lost control and careered off the road and
over-turned,” Aziz said.
And when contacted for a comment, Northern Province
Police Commanding Officer Mukuka Chewe said he had not yet received the
accident report.
However, Mr. Chewe regretted the high number of
accidents along Chinsali/Serenje road.
He cautioned motorists against over-speeding in
highways because accidents have claimed lives countrywide. The Northern
province Police Chief said the names of the victims were yet to be
identified.
“Kindly, call me later….I have not yet gotten that report.
It is sad that accident happened,” Mr. Chewe stated.
ZANIS
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