Two employees of Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company have died in unexplained circumstances while unblocking a sewer line in Ndola on the Copperbelt.
The accident happened on Thursday at around 15.00 Hours in the Central Business Area.
Company Managing Director Athanasius Mwaba has confirmed and regretted the death of the two members of staff.
Mr. Mwaba says the utility company will issue a detailed statement in due course on what could have caused the death of the employees whose names have been withheld.
He says investigations into the matter have since been instituted.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited into Ndola Central Hospital mortuary.
This is according to a statement released to ZNBC news this evening by company Marketing and Public Relations Manager Misheck Moyo.