The driver of the Toyota Ipsum cheated death after his vehicle was hit by a Zambia railways train at a level crossing.
The crash happened in Kabwe this afternoon (yesterday).
And according to Road Transport and safety Agency (RTSA) the driver had his headsets on and was listening to music and was eating at the same time.
RTSA confirmed that the of vehicle explained that he didn't hear the sound of the train neither did he see it coming.
The crash happened in Kabwe this afternoon.
A Kitwe resident and eye witness Richard Bweupe has also confirmed that a similar accident happened in Kitwe today (yesterday).
“The driver of a fuel tanker tried to beat the train at the railway crossing unfortunately for him the train hit into the tanker and there was a scramble for diesel,” he said.
In both accidents, no life was lost.
In both accidents, no life was lost.
Meanwhile, a similar accident happened at Kasangula road railway crossing in Lusaka, last year. In this case, a tax driver was driving across the rail line with his windows closed and playing music.
Suddenly he just heard a bang and in a second realized that his car was flying into a maize field.
RTSA has since cautioned drivers to always pay attention and be road smart on the road.
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