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At least three Zimbabwean citizens were killed in Zambia on Sunday morning when a fire broke out following a three-truck pile up at the Kapiringozi Escarpment along the Chirundu-Kafue Road.<\/p>\n

Reports from Zambia indicate that one of the drivers of the trucks lost control of the vehicle as it was descending the mountainous area due to excessive speeding.<\/p>\n

The vehicle then rammed into an oncoming truck before hitting a broken down truck, igniting a huge fireball as one of the trucks was carrying suspected Jet1 Fuel.<\/p>\n

Zambian police and fire brigade managed to put out the fire but the number of people who have died in the accident has not yet been established.<\/p>\n

Zambian police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Esther Katongo had this to say:<\/p>\n

Police in Chirundu received a report of a road traffic accident which happened today 16th August 2020 around 6.40 am on Chirundu-Kafue road at Kapiringozi hills involving three trucks.<\/p>\n

Involved in the accident was an unknown motor vehicle driven by an unknown driver with an unknown number of passengers who are suspected to have been burnt to ashes.<\/p>\n

The accident occurred when the unknown driver who was driving the completely burnt truck and was descending the hill lost control due to excessive speed and hit into a FAW Motor vehicle which was carrying suspected Jet1 Fuel.<\/p>\n

It also hit a stationary Volvo truck which had a breakdown and all the vehicles caught fire and were completely burnt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At least three Zimbabwean citizens were killed in Zambia on Sunday morning when a fire broke out following a three-truck pile up at the Kapiringozi Escarpment along the Chirundu-Kafue Road. 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