Six die on spot in Kasama traffic accident

Six people died on the spot in Kasama after a Toyota Corolla Registration Number ABE 608 they were traveling in hit into a Tanzanian registered Volvo truck that was coming from the opposite direction.

Charity Chanda

The accident happened along the Luwingu Kasama road yesterday the 25^th of March around 20:30 hours after the driver of the Toyota corolla failed to keep to his lane.

The deceased who have all been identified were all from the Toyota Corolla.

And Police spokesperson Charity Munganga Chanda has confirmed in a statement to Qfm News that the driver of the corolla is among the dead.

Ms. Chanda says the bodies of the deceased are currently lying in Kasama Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem.

And Ms. Chanda has also disclosed that a 33 year old cyclist of Chipata has died after falling off a bicycle he was riding.

She says the incident happened yesterday around 16: 00 hours along Lundazi road when the deceased Sylvester Nkhoma lost  control of his bicycle and hit his head on a stone after falling off.

Ms. Chanda says his body is lying in Chipata Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem.