24 May 2022

Kazungula police are investigating an incident in which three men aged between 24 and 35 years were seriously injured in an accident.

Superintendent Phetogo Phillimon said the accident occurred when a vehicle the men were travelling in hit a truck from behind near Wild View Lodge on Sunday around 2:45pm.

He said a Mercedes Benz sedan, carrying six people, including the driver, is suspected to have hit a tipper truck from behind, resulting in the injuries of the three passengers.

Superintendent Phillimon said the two vehicles were travelling from the Kasane direction towards Kazungula.

He said the 35-year-old driver of the Mercedes Benz was treated for minor enjuries and discharged the same day, adding that he would be charged for driving a motor vehicle without due care.

Meanwhile, Superintendent Phillimon said his office was investigating a rape case, where a 30-year-old security officer allegedly raped his 27-year-old female colleague on Sunday around 5am at the Kazungula One Stop Border Post.

Still at the border post, a 57-year-old Congolese man was apprehended for driving a vehicle suspected to have been  stolen.

Superintendent Phillimon said the man was arrested on May 20 around 9am in transit to Zambia driving a Ford Ranger  suspected to have been stolen.

He said the suspect was arraigned before the Kasane Magistrate Court on Monday. ENDS