19 out of 40 accident victims of the Slowezi accident discharged from hospital

19 victims out of 40 who sustained injuries in a road traffic accident that happened yesterday in Solwezi near Mumbezhi area along the Solwezi- Mwinilunga road have been discharged from Solwezi general hospital where they were receiving treatment.

Solwezi General Hospital Public Relations Officer Levy Muna said 21 are still admitted to the hospital and are in a stable condition.

Three people died last evening after the bus belonging to Ticklay Bus Services they were travelling in over-turned as the driver of the bus was trying to avoid an oncoming light truck.

The bus was coming from Solwezi enroute to Mwinilunga.

In April this year three people died on the same road after a bus called Jitotwe overturned due to over speeding.