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Thursday.
A 70-seater bus, belonging to state-firm Postal Bus Services, which was on its way from Ndola city on the Copperbelt Province to the Zambian capital Lusaka, collided with a truck, resulting in at least 51 people dying.
The Zambian leader, who attended the funeral service of 24 of the 51 victims at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola, called on the mourners to be strong and accept the death of their relatives, according to the Zambian Eye, a local online newspaper.
The Zambian leader said there were no answers that have arisen from the carnage, which is the worst in Zambia for decades.
The state-firm has since provided assistance to all the bereaved families by buying caskets and providing 1 million Zambian Kwacha (about US$200) to each family.
The deceased were expected to be buried at one place while other victims will be buried in different parts of the country by their relatives.
The police have since arrested a 74-year-old South African farmer and charged him with causing death by dangerous driving.
According to police, Abraham Van Eeden, whose farm is situated in central Zambia’s Mkushi district is believed to have tried to overtake the bus when an oncoming truck tried to avoid and collided with the bus. Three days of national mourning starting from Monday to today have since been declared. — Xinhua.
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