Several people are feared dead as a truck ferrying them from Mansa to attend President Edgar Lungu’s campaign rally overturned in Mwense.
Luapula Province Police Commissioner Elias Chushi told a News Diggers correspondent in Bahati, Saturday afternoon, the accident happened at Mwense round about, but said he was not certain about the fatalities yet.
“Yes there was an accident at Mwense round about involving a canter carrying some people. But I have no details yet of any fatalities,” Chushi said.
In a video sent to News Diggers, accident victims, some with severe injuries and broken limbs are seen running around the scene while others are unconscious.
Residents are also seen trying to offer first aid while some women are heard wailing.
At the time of writing, President Lungu was addressing a campaign rally in Bahati ahead of the April 11 by-election when residents will be voting for a replacement of the area member of parliament Harry Kalaba who resigned.
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Kusama kunyo bulada
its an accident, let us understand it.no stores it can happen to any one. we pray the might God to heal those who inJured.
Too bad, dyeing on route to a political gathering to get chitenge and….. ……?
Point of clarification: Mwense District is far away from Bahati Constituency there fore the President was in the District to officially open the Mwense Trades Training Institute and residents of Mwense went to witness its the occasion . The new Trades Institute is a couple of Kilometres from Mwense town on Kawambwa Road which is not a walking distance . That necessitated transportation of people from surrounding areas in Mwense District. But the mode of transport for transporting people was wrong leading to loss of life arising from the accident The accident scene in within town centre away from Mwense Trades Training Institute.