Five perish as six vehicles are involved in accident

Police Spokesperson, Esther Katongo (Picture by Albert Mpezeni)

Five people have died while three others sustained serious injuries in a road traffic accident that happened in Mazabuka this morning.

Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the accident which happened around 06:40 hours at Dallas area north of Mazabuka town along great north road involved six vehicles.

Mrs Katongo says the accident involved a Hino truck registration number fr 96 cd gp which was being driven by Chari Charles aged 54 of South Africa from south to north , a volvo truck registration number abx 8247 towing a trailer registration number ALR 7391t being  driven from north to south by Emmanuel Chimbipa aged 34 of Chikumbi area in Kabwe, a and Toyota Noah registration number bah 9525 being driven from South to North by Daka other names not known.

Other vehicles involved include a Nissan registration number BX 88 XM GP driven from South to North by Odycious Hamweemba  aged 48 year of Kakumbi site and service, a Benz light truck registration number by 97 GR GP towing a trailer registration number  CM 64 XG GP, and a  Toyota Alphard registration number BAH 1786 driven by Emelia Mbewe  Thokozani aged 26 years of Chelston  from North to South.

Mrs Katongo says the accident happened when the driver of the Hino truck, due to high speed lost control of the motor vehicle and in the process hit into a Volvo truck which was coming from the opposite direction, proceeded to hit in the other three motor vehicles from the rear which made the driver of the Toyota Noah to lose control and over turned.

She says four died on the spot while the driver of the Noah identified as Emmanuel Daka aged 40 years of hill side Mazabuka sustained a fractured neck and died on the way to the hospital.

Mrs Katongo says all the bodies of the deceased, whose names have been withheld until their next of kin are informed, have been deposited in Mazabuka district hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.