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SAD: Six Die In Road Accident
Six people have died in a road accident in Kalomo District, in Southern Province.
The accident happened at 23:00 hours on Sunday night when the Noah bus they were travelling in careered off the Zimba-Livingstone road, as the driver attempted to avoid hitting a cow.
The un-identified driver of the Noah bus registration number ALV 5247 is among the dead, while six other passengers who are nursing serious injuries have been admitted to the Kalomo district hospital.
Police Deputy Spokesperson Charity Chanda who has confirmed the incident to ZNBC news says the driver of the Noah bus that was carrying twelve people, lost control of the vehicle which later overturned.
Posted by Kunda
on August 24, 2015. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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New Educated Zambia©❤√
August 24, 2015 at 9:44 pm
We in upnd pass our condolences to the families of these people. The substandard roads by pf and the unregulated cars under this government continue to claim lives. We mourn with you. We need change. We need upnd
Oby
August 25, 2015 at 8:13 am
Ba NEZ we all know who is drinking this blood now that they are buy elections.
Denkete
August 25, 2015 at 8:51 am
cows cows cows!!!!!!!!! The driver respected a cow. kikikikiki cawama abantu 6 bafwa ing’ombe IMO yapusuka yaingila Napa cani. yaabaaa!!!!!
Peace Seeker
August 25, 2015 at 6:33 pm
Your COWS caused the accident and you re blaming PF, What type of people are you?????
HOT TOPIC
August 25, 2015 at 9:59 pm
Zambians,have we really sank so low that we can celebrate the death of a fellow human being because of politics?
We all know as drivers that swaying is a reflex reaction.You can do that even for a dog.
Lets be sensitive to the families of the deceased.
Oh by the way who said those passengers were all Tonga?It seems that is what is making most bloggers behave like the devil himself.What ever tribe those accident victims were,they were Zambians created in the image and likeness of God.
eddy
August 24, 2015 at 9:54 pm
Those are the same cows(which are causing deaths) HH wants to bring into urban areas if he win in 2099(God forbid)!!!this Kachema must never rule Zambia!!IFINTU NI LUNGU 2016!!
eddy
August 24, 2015 at 9:55 pm
Those are the same cows(which are causing deaths) HH wants to bring into urban areas if he wins in 2099(God forbid)!!!this Kachema must never rule Zambia!!IFINTU NI LUNGU 2016!!
Hello Haters
August 25, 2015 at 6:28 am
@eddy, how young are you?
eddy
August 24, 2015 at 9:56 pm
Those are the same cows(which are causing deaths) HH wants to bring into urban areas if he wins in 2099(God forbid)!!!this Kachema must never rule Zambia!!IFINTU NI LUNGU 2016!!Go PF go!!
Sir George
August 24, 2015 at 10:15 pm
Eddy ichipuba,nafutinafiti ubupuba. pathetic fool
shimaini
August 24, 2015 at 10:29 pm
when are you banning Toyota Noah on zabian roads ba Ratsa?
Neutral
August 25, 2015 at 10:41 am
Even Mazhandu Higer Buses must be banned. They are always catching fire and overturning. Recently even the trusted EuroBuses are catching fire – ban them!
Easy p
August 24, 2015 at 10:51 pm
It’s not a matter of banning a Toyota Noah but driving with care
Wanyafye Tigers FC
August 25, 2015 at 11:14 am
Agreed Easy P.
1. In Bots, the Govt increased the road clearance to almost 100m each side to increase visibility – where is your RDA?
2. The Noah driver chose to save a cow and eventually got people killed – was he overloaded or overspeeding?
3. Kalomo Zimba road has unnecessary uphills and downhills that a intelligent RDA can tell a contractor to level out but alas!
4. 50 years independence – by now L/stone – Solwezi should be a dual carriage way – again where is you RDA?
Finally most accidents in Zambia are attributed to incompetent drivers, incompetent RDA and RATSA, obsolete road designs – now that is a neutron bomb!
The Spartacus
August 25, 2015 at 2:25 am
Awe bane kwena Toyota Noah yena tefintu. Unfortunately Govt also permits this same moving coffin to be used as public transports on long distances. R.I.P
capt juku 1
August 25, 2015 at 2:44 am
Bane lets be realistic honestry how do u bleme gvt on such an accident which is very clear negligence by the driver.how nd did a noah change capacity of loading 12people instead of its normal capacity of 8. We should think,reason nd read the story nd analis it.thats pure driver nd passengers fault.how do they allow to be loaded like pigs in a small vehicle.too bad to their families.
Neutral
August 25, 2015 at 10:34 am
Its impossible to load Noah bus with 12 adult people. Pliz specify that among the 12 could have been children then I can agree. Noah Bus normal capacity is 8 passengers. If you carry slim adults the two back row seats can each accomodate one extra passenger meaning ten is maximum overload unless another person is squeezed between the driver and front passenger seat making it 11 maximum overload. Anyway anything in Zambia is possible?
But has the government been well represented at the funerals like the case was with the ‘only four’ Mopani accident victims – mind you they are all accident victims be it mine or road accident. death is just death! Why politicize one funeral leaving many other funerals simply because they did not occur in your strongholds?
Bean
August 25, 2015 at 1:15 pm
I hope they were all adults, I mean they were also drunk coz normal people with a normal driver can not be in a Noah that number and at 23;00 driving, were they going to beat up some people or what?
Hope no innocent child died coz of big people’s decision.
capt juku 1
August 25, 2015 at 2:54 am
Sory i ment how nd when did a noah change loading capacity fr 8 to 12 typing error.
Elias
August 25, 2015 at 6:12 am
PF IN ZEE WILL ARE WIN 2016 GO GO LUNGU
Fortune Makoni
August 25, 2015 at 6:54 am
NEZ is an idiot. The Monze-Zimba road is the best road we have in Zambia. This chap is clueless.
Hello Haters
August 25, 2015 at 6:56 am
Realistically and honestly speaking, how can a serious government allow a family shopping basket vehicle to be used as a public transport vehicle? And we have a a government run agency RATSA whose mandate is to patrol and monitor traffic on our roads, from the look of things it like they are only interested in whether someone has paid his road tax, and if thy have a. driving license, these chaps are not even supposed to mount roadblocks, but should be by the roadside and just watch for erring drivers,pull them over and let the other traffic flow and ensure that every Zambian when they reach 18,they learn driving and get a driving license, i mean they have all the info on their system, on who has paid what taxes and who has not paid.
MiweLove
August 25, 2015 at 9:10 am
ANOTHER KALOMO NOAH ACCIDENT SHAME!…..MY YOURS SOULS REST IN PEACE…..AND THAT NOAH WAS OVER LOADED
MiweLove
August 25, 2015 at 9:13 am
LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST AND ALL YOU THINK ABOUT ARE POLITICS…..WHO KNOWS THE LIVES LOST WHERE BREAD WINNERS AND HAVE LEFT CHILDREN BEHIND….BE CONSIDERATE AND GROW UP!
Bean
August 25, 2015 at 1:22 pm
If they were bread winners, they would have considered the risk of being in an 8 seater Noah and they were 12 and also drunk possibly or the driver drunk.
Unless the situation is that the driver helped these people(11) with transport, but at 23;00 indicates that there is something Fiiish
The Spartacus
August 25, 2015 at 9:24 am
Toyota noah and altezza, combined these two vehicles have claimed so many live in short period of tym, govt should try and enforce a deliberate policy which will regulate importantion of used cars..not just be interested in collecting customs duty..
Wanyafye Tigers FC
August 25, 2015 at 11:17 am
1. In Bots, the Govt increased the road clearance to almost 100m each side to increase visibility – where is your RDA?
2. The Noah driver chose to save a cow and eventually got people killed – was he overloaded or overspeeding?
3. Kalomo Zimba road has unnecessary uphills and downhills that a intelligent RDA can tell a contractor to level out but alas!
4. 50 years independence – by now L/stone – Solwezi should be a dual carriage way – again where is you RDA?
Finally most accidents in Zambia are attributed to incompetent drivers, incompetent RDA and RATSA, obsolete road designs – now that is a neutron bomb!
Stanley
August 25, 2015 at 11:47 pm
Careless drivers