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Overloaded truck crashes and kills 11 in Zambia
8:18 CAT | 21 Jul 2017
Eleven people have died in a road traffic accident in southern Zambia.
The deceased, among them three children, were part of the 53 people travelling from the capital Lusaka to Choma, a town in Zambia’s southern province.
Frederick Mubanga, the spokesperson for the country’s road traffic agency said the accident happened on Thursday night when a truck carrying passengers lost control whilst descending on a hilly area.
“The truck was laden with assorted goods and items among them a hammer mill,” he said.
“We call upon the travelling public to ensure that they use appropriate modes of transport for both goods and passengers. The crash could have been avoided had the travellers used a more safe and appropriate means of transport.”
Some 39 other people are injured.
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