Thursday, July 28, 2011

President Banda laments nyimba road accident deaths

LUSAKA, Thursday 28 July, 2011, Republican President, Rupiah Bwezani Banda, has conveyed condolences to the bereaved families of the victims of the road accident that took place at Mchimadzi in Nyimba.

The President expressed regret that the accident happened when a Lusaka-bound bus collided with a Chipata-bound truck in the process of overtaking a passenger coach. “Most accidents are fully avoidable,” he said in a letter of condolences address to Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Mrs Euralia Mwale.

“I believe that the People of the Republic of Zambia share the grief of the bereaved families, given the magnitude of this loss. I pray that the families find comfort and strength in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ as they try to cope with the brutal changes that death has imposed on their lives,” the President said.

This is according to a statement issued by the public relations unit at state house.

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