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14 Die In Lusaka-Kabwe Road Accident
Atleast 14 people have died this morning in a road accident along great north road that involved a Zimbabwean truck and a toyota Hiace minubus. Four other people were rushed to UTH and are sustaining serious injuries. The Zimbabwean truck is reported to have have gone off road and hit into a Toyota Hiace bus that was carrying passengers. More information will be updated soon.The picture shows the actual toyota Hiace minibus that was carrying passengers.
Posted by Kunda
on April 30, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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iwe
April 30, 2013 at 10:36 am
iye kwena muzambia twalapwa.anyway its their time too.RIP
Ubulanda pa Zed
April 30, 2013 at 10:44 am
Sad development. The frequency of accidents on the Lusaka Kabwe stretch perhaps is an indication that the road requires some modifications. RATSA must do a study and do something about this road.
Last week, while i was in Kabwe, there was another accident on the same road involving a Toyotaa Hiace minibus. Fortunately, my clergy friend who was coming for a christian congress to Kabwe and all passengers came out alive and kicking.
TC
April 30, 2013 at 11:30 am
You are right. Lusaka – Kabwe road is too busy not to be a dual carriage way system. And you do not find provisions where you have double lanes on one side to facilitate quick passing of slow vehicles except as you enter Lusaka, or leave whichever direction you are heading. We need as a matter of urgency to have Lusaka – Kabwe road redesigned/broadened in some portions if we are to see reduced road carnage on this highway.
Condolences to the victims’ families. MTSRIP
ichimbilimbili
April 30, 2013 at 10:45 am
who is going to remain in this country. It is just too much.
ichimbilimbili
April 30, 2013 at 10:49 am
In my view I think most of these accidents are caused by our foreign drivers. If we remember very well, we had an accident which was caused by white farmer from Mkushi who is another foreign. Does this mean that foreigners have come to finish us in our own country? No no no no we shouldn’t allow such a thing to happen again. May all the souls of those that have died rest in eternal peace.
cs
April 30, 2013 at 7:37 pm
I think this reporting is not accurate. The state media, ZWD and LT reported that the mini bus had a Tyre burst and lost control and hit the oncoming truck.
Reveal!
April 30, 2013 at 11:00 am
May their souls rest in peace/
Geraldol
April 30, 2013 at 11:22 am
its a sad news,may their souls rest in peace
evans
April 30, 2013 at 11:27 am
May the almighty God heal us
biggeeeee
April 30, 2013 at 11:43 am
We need to expand our road network.we can not continue to blame drivers.we need to modernise our roads.
edward tembo
April 30, 2013 at 11:49 am
lord what has gone wrong in this country?foreigners are finishing us.ratsa get tough with them.
kajinta
April 30, 2013 at 11:53 am
to bad yet another disaster..please RATSA whats really happening on our roads.
kaluba phiri
April 30, 2013 at 12:16 pm
Awe mwandi ichicachila how do we describe this God please help
RUTH CHITENTA
April 30, 2013 at 12:19 pm
oh God its 2 much.may there souls rest in peace.
FM
April 30, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Trucks carrying things,thats the need to have a railway system to avoid these trucks runing on these roads.
SN
April 30, 2013 at 12:35 pm
very sad development, may the souls rest in peace
Chimbwi With a Plan
April 30, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Why is my comment awaiting moderation? Are you people real?
Clearsite
April 30, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Being on the road has now become a death sentence!! God help us. RIP
MKB
April 30, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Sad news indeed just like every one has described it. Truly the matter deserves quick attention from the relevant authorities if we are to see a reduction as regards accidents. we can not continue to loose human beings in this manner. if it pains ZAWA to loose one elephant then how much more will it pain us human beings to loose our fellows. May the affected families find comfort in our Lord savior and God almighty. RIP
mail
April 30, 2013 at 1:14 pm
why universities and so many districts, common sata work on roads, if our governemtn can work of street vending, why not good roads anyway. wasting money traveeling all over the world when roads are bad.
May the souls of our fellow zambians rest in peace.
sk
April 30, 2013 at 1:21 pm
God help us…!
levy
April 30, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Why is it always trucks and public transport vehicles?
Elijah
April 30, 2013 at 2:18 pm
The Government through RDA must give Lusaka~Ndola dual carriageway urgent priority. Existing road cannot handle the volume of traffic. This is an internationsl road, so funding can come from external sources also
Thugnificent
April 30, 2013 at 2:23 pm
Accidents can never be avoided at any means,i only realised this a couple of weeks ago wen sum guy who ws driving us went & rummed us in the bak of an open trailor of an FH12 volvo,lukily i ws in the bak seat even tho i suffered masive head injuries & a shuttered left hip & leg,it took me abt 3days 2begin 2atleast speak even tho i ws able 2see wat ws around me,i will never 4get the pain my head endured,the hypothermia i went thru it being at night & of course coupled with the masive blood loss eish,can omost recall the nightmare i went thru even as i fathom.Realitically for those that hav survived this tragedy,i knw wat u ar going thru,never 4get 2owez thnk GOD coz he’s given u another chance..4our beloved ones who hv passed on,MAY YOUR SOULS REST IN ETERNAL PEACE,only GOD knws.
Twiumfwako
April 30, 2013 at 2:31 pm
Very sad new. My condolences to the berieved families. Will the president pay as much attention as he paid to the Post Bus victims? He set a precedent. Or maybe these are few. Let’s wait and see.
RUTH
April 30, 2013 at 2:43 pm
MTSRIEP, we need to pray as a nation for God to intervene in these accidents, there is something supernatural on the Great North Road. My condolences to the berieved families!
Jack Malama
April 30, 2013 at 2:53 pm
It’s about time the government invested in roads
Dodod!
April 30, 2013 at 3:29 pm
Really sad, such is expected of increased traffic and therefore gvnt should be pro-active, expand and make better roads. Advice to all fellow drivers “please do your pre-start checks before you take off”
Ba ‘tumfweko’ did the tuck loose control or it was the bus’s tyre bust that caursed the accident?
BMC
April 30, 2013 at 4:09 pm
Realy,realy sad….please pipo lets drive unda sober minds
CHISHA MWAMBAZI
April 30, 2013 at 4:16 pm
please everyone join me in praying for our brothers and sisters its not like we are special and there not no God please be with us and guide our paths.MTSRIEP
Just thinking aloud.
April 30, 2013 at 5:05 pm
Assuming the bus carried 16 passengers (maximum capacity on long chassis hiace), plus the driver (=17) then the 18th victim was from the truck. If all 18 were in the bus, it was overloaded. Anyway, tumfweko promises details. Condolences.
Wanu Ngwee
April 30, 2013 at 7:17 pm
LUSAKA-KABWE ROAD SHOULD LONG HAVE DEVELOPED INTO A DUAL CARRIAGE WAY. ACTAULLY, IT SHOULD GO UP NDOLA. FELLOW ZAMBIANS PLEASE LET’S DEVELOP AS PER DEMAND OF OUR GROWTH-RATE. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HAS REMAINED THE SAME SINCE WE WERE ONLY 6MILLION, AND NOW WE ARE OVER 13 MILLION – AND THE TRAFFIC VOLUMES HAVE INCREASED MORE THAN 3 THREEFOLD. WE NEED DUAL CARRIAGE WAYS FROM L/STONE TO NAKONDE, MONGU TO CHIPATA, KAPIRI TO CHINGOLA, CHINGOLA TO SOLWEZI AND CHINGOLA TO KASUMBALESA.
Emmanuel mwila
April 30, 2013 at 7:36 pm
may their souls rest in internal peace
Auchi
April 30, 2013 at 8:14 pm
Ooohh my God may their souls rest in peace.
Chimbwi With A Plan
April 30, 2013 at 9:40 pm
This does NOT make sense at all: “The Zimbabwean truck is reported to have have gone off road and hit into a Toyota Hiace bus that was carrying passengers”. If the truck “went off the road” to hit the Toyota, are you saying the Toyota was not ON the road, but was already off the road itself when the truck also left the road to go and hit it? Very poor journalism and poor English!! Only in Zambia!! And I dare you to post this instead of always hiding behind “your comment is awaiting moderation”, crap!! Cowards.
km
April 30, 2013 at 11:42 pm
Ho no it sad situation may their souls rest in peace
CALLED WISE
May 1, 2013 at 7:02 am
ACCIDENT IS AN UNWANTED,UNKNOWN,UN-PLANNED AND
UN-EXPECTED EVENT.
WORKING ON ROAD AND FOLLOWING ROAD RULES BY ALL ROAD USERS ARE THE CURE TO THIS.
MGRTS’May God Rest Their Souls’
Glen
May 1, 2013 at 7:56 am
You pipo let’s not blame each other but look on to God there is time to be born and time to die. This pipo who have died were destined to die on this day only God know why it had to happen this day. Let’s pray for our brothers and sisters who ve departed to rest in eternal peace and Gods humorn. Amen
Democratic zambia
May 1, 2013 at 10:22 am
We like making money at a cost of life. the only solution to this is the railway systems and ensure that no trucks are being used to move goods on the highways – more so at night. like in the olden days of super Ken. no bus and trucks to continue moving after 18:00 hours.
FARAI
May 1, 2013 at 3:13 pm
ZAMBIANS WAKE UP, LUSAKA ROAD NEEDS TO BE DUAL WAY. HOW MANY MORE LIVES DO WE NEED TO LOOSE BEFORE WE KNOW THAT SOME ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIEDED .GOD ALMIGHTY HAVE MERCY ON US AND STREATHERN US ALL. MHSRIP.
DEE
May 2, 2013 at 8:18 am
Lets nt point fingers coz they is time for every thing,they time 2 b born & time 2 die so lets jst pray & help th families of accident victims.Amen.