Four die, three injured in Kasama–Mbala road accident

Four people have died while three others sustained injuries in a fatal road traffic accident along the Kasama–Mbala Road in Northern Province.

Provincial Police Commanding Officer, Lucky Munkhondya, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday, identifying the accident as involving a Toyota Spacio driven by 36-year-old Raymond Chilufya of Nseluka area in Mungwi District and a Ford Ranger driven by 53-year-old Cephas Bwalya of Mulenga Hills Township in Kasama District.

“The accident happened when the Ford Ranger driver attempted to overtake a truck and trailer improperly, resulting in a head-on collision with the oncoming Toyota Spacio,” Munkhondya said.

She said Chilufya, the driver of the Spacio, together with his wife Cilean Nachande, aged 18, and their seven-month-old son, all died on the spot after sustaining multiple injuries.

Munkhondya added that another passenger, Charity Musonda, aged 43, of Nseluka area, died upon arrival at Kasama General Hospital.

A fifth passenger in the same vehicle, Violet Kangwa, aged 34, also of Nseluka area, survived the crash but sustained a cut on the forehead and general body pains.

She said Bwalya, the Ford Ranger driver, sustained serious injuries, while his two passengers — Cornelius Chisha, 41, and Sherif Chibwe, 46, both of Milima area in Kasama — escaped with minor injuries.

“The bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the Kasama General Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem examinations, while the injured are receiving treatment at the same hospital,” Munkhondya said.

She added that police have launched investigations into the accident, and both vehicles have since been impounded.

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