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Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) has announced the recovery of two bodies during an operation at the Bwana Mkubwa train derailment site in Ndola involving locomotive and coal-loaded wagons.
The accident occurred on 15 May 2026, between Bwana Mkubwa and Ndola Railway Station, near Itawa Bridge, when the train experienced a runaway movement and subsequently derailed.
The railway company confirmed in a statement on Sunday that that the recovered bodies had been handed over to the relevant authorities for identification and further processes in line with established procedures.
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Search and recovery operations had been ongoing since the incident, with support from the Fire Brigade, Zambia Police, and other partner agencies.
“ZRL also deployed additional lifting equipment, including a ZNS excavator, to assist in the recovery efforts,” it stated.
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