14 DIE IN ROAD ACCIDENT

Fourteen passengers from Sinazongwe District, Southern Province, have died in a road traffic accident in Pemba District, Southern Province.

Sinazongwe District Commissioner Nchimunya Siakole says a dark cloud has since engulfed the coal mining capital, Sinazongwe.

Mr. Siakole says the accident occurred early this morning when the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) Bus collided with a truck.

He said this when he addressed a Multi- Stakeholder Dialogue organised by Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) in Sinazongwe District today before rushing to the accident scene.

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