Friday, June 14, 2013

Zambian Bush Crash

"A bus operated by Zambia’s postal service carrying passengers toward its capital smashed into a semi-truck and another car Thursday, killing at least 53 people in one of the worst traffic crashes in the nation in recent history, officials said....

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"Farmer charged in fatal bus crash

LUSAKA — Police in Zambia have charged a 74-year-old farmer with causing a bus crash that killed 53 people, authorities said Saturday. Van ­Eenden Abraham of Mkushi, Zambia, faces dozens of charges of causing deaths by dangerous driving in Thursday’s crash near the town of Chifamba, 60 miles north of Lusaka (AP)."