34 people perish in Nyimba bus accident
Thirty four people have died in fatal road accident on the Great East road near Nyimba district.
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The accident happened Wednesday morning around 07:40 hours when a bus collided head-on with a truck 18 kilometers away from Nyimba.
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Police Spokesperson Ndandula Siamana has told ZNBC News that two people, a truck driver and a passenger have been burnt to ashes.
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She says the accident happened at a place called Mchimadzi.
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Ms Siamana says that a driver of the bus has been identified as George Siame aged 35 of Matero Compound.
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She says the bus was overloaded with 88 passengers contrary to the stipulated.
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Ms Siamana says the bodies of the deceased are in Nyimba and Petauke District Hospital mortuaries.
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The other passengers who have sustained injuries are also in Nyimba and Petauke District hospitals.
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And Police have arrested seven more people in connection with the beating up of Muvi Television Journalists last week.
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Police spokesperson Ndandula Siamana says this brings to nine the number of suspects arrested this week.
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Ms. Siamana says in a statement to ZNBC in Lusaka on Wednesday that the seven suspects have been charged with aggravated robbery, attempted rape and assault, while the first two suspects were charged with assault.
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On Monday 18th July, suspected MMD cadres assaulted a Muvi TV News crew that went to cover a land wrangle in Nakachenje area in Lusaka West.
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