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A military helicopter carrying Zambia’s Vice President Mutale Nalumango on Thursday crash-landed shortly after taking-off in Nakonde.
According to stories monitored by Zambia Monitor from Nakonde, preliminary information indicates the aircraft went down about 50 metres from the ground moments after departing.
The government of Zambia, through the office of the Secretary to Cabinet, Patrick Kangwa, has, however, confirmed that the Vice President survived the accident.
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He also said that other passengers in the helicopter survived.
Nalumango was said to have arrived in Nakonde at around 08:00 hours on Thursday, where she met various stakeholders before addressing a public rally at a local school.
She was scheduled to travel to Isoka District for another rally as part of her ongoing working tour of Muchinga Province, which began on Sunday.
Security is said to have been tightened around the crash site, preventing members of the media from getting close to the scene of incident.
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