A fatal accident has occured at vilauli on the Great North Road, approximately 5 kilometers from Nakonde CBD, involving a Tanzanian container truck and a Honda Fit vehicle.
The Honda Fit, carrying two people including a foreign national, hit into the stationary truck, which had been parked on the roadside for nearly a week due to a fault.
Eyewitnesses have told Chete FM News that one person has lost their life in the accident, while the driver battling fir his life and has been rushed to the hospital.
Witnesses attribute the accident to the limited space on the dual carriageway, caused by trucks parked on both sides of the road.
They claim that the trucks often occupy the sides of the road, sometimes almost closing the road, instead of using designated truck parks.
Source: Chete FM