Off the wire
Six dead in SW China road accident  • Defendants' legal rights protected in telecom fraud trial: mainland spokesman  • Rookie and amateur share early lead at CTBC Ladies Open  • S. Korea seeks to play active role in Belt and Road Initiative: officials  • Ugandan opposition launches campaign to fight removal of presidential age limit  • China to improve people-to-people exchanges with foreign countries  • Birmingham chosen to host 2022 Commonwealth Games  • Uganda cancels Afri T20 Cricket League  • Zimbabwean minister appointed acting president as Mnangagwa visits South Africa  • Germany breaks world record with new cableway  
You are here:  

5 people die in N Zambia as heavy rain sweeps vehicle into river

Xinhua,December 21, 2017 Adjust font size:

LUSAKA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Five people died in northern Zambia's Nakonde district after the vehicle they were traveling in was swept away by current into a river after heavy rain, the police said on Thursday.

All the deceased are from the same family, said Esther Mwaata-Katongo, a police spokesperson.

She said the incident happened on Tuesday night when the driver attempted to cross a bridge which was flooded.

"Due to heavy water current, the motor vehicle was carried 500 meters away from the bridge and all the passengers and the driver drowned," she said.

All the bodies have since been retrieved from the river, she added. Enditem