One person has died following a road accident that occurred on March 19, 2025, on the Great North Road, approximately 6 kilometers south of Nakonde town in Muchinga Province.
VITIN CIWALI, 36, a passenger in a Honda Fit motor vehicle, registration number AQB 2686, lost his life in the accident.
The driver of the vehicle, BENJAMIN KAFULA 34, survived the accident but sustained critical injuries, including a deep cut on the head and fractures to both legs.
He is currently receiving treatment at Nakonde District Hospital.
Muchinga Province Police Commissioner DENNIS MOOLA confirmed the accident to ZNBC News.
Mr. MOOLA said the accident occurred when the driver of the Honda Fit misjudged clearance and distance, in the process, hit the rear part of the trailer of a stationary Scania truck, registration number T449DCX.
The body of the deceased has been deposited into Nakonde District hospital mortuary, awaiting postmortem.
By White Luhanga
-ZNBC
03/19/25