Police in Kabwe have arrested a mortuary attendant they suspect to be among the people who stole money and personal effects from victims of the Chibombo road accident victims.
Some bereaved families and members of the public are seeking answers on what happened to the money and property carried by the people who died in last Thursday’s accident.
Central Province police commissioner Standwell Lungu confirmed the arrest of the mortuary attendant but he did not give his name or the health institution he works for.
Kabwe General Hospital (KGH) medical superintendent George Chipulu said all mortuary attendants are working and his Liteta Hospital superintendent Chisha Kalonde said she was not at the station to establish if the attendant arrested by police is from her hospital.
“We are holding one mortuary attendant in connection with the missing cash and property of some accident victims,” Mr Lungu said.
He also said the police are aware about allegations being made against police officers who were at the accident scene, in connection with the missing money and property.
He said police are investigating the whereabouts of the money and personal effects to establish the truth.
He said it is unfair to allege that police looted money and property from the accident scene when there were already so many people at the scene before the police arrived.
“When our officers arrived on the scene, they found a lot of people who were removing bodies from the bus. Others were transporting the bodies to the hospital,” he said.
Mr Lungu said when attending to accident victims, the police first ensure that saving lives comes first before they can think of property.
“As professional people, we first have to preserve lives, clear any obstruction on the road and then we look at the property,” he said.
He warned that police will cast their net wider to bring to book all the people who stole from accident victims. Last Thursday, 54 people perished in a horrific road accident on the Great North Road in Chibombo when a Zambia Postal Services Corporation-operated passenger bus collided with a truck laden with mealie-meal.
Thursday 14 February 2013
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