[The Herald]Lusaka -At least 51 people have been confirmed dead after a public bus they were traveling in collided with a truck in central Zambia's Chibombo district in the early hours of yesterday, police said. The accident occurred when the bus, belonging to a state-firm, Postal Bus Services, was travelling from Ndola city on the Copperbelt Province to the Zambian capital Lusaka and the 51 people died on the spot, according to Zambia Police Spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela.
51 Perish in Bus Accident
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