15 killed in Zambia bus crash

A bus collided head-on with a lorry in Zambia, killing at least 15 people and seriously injuring 13, police said today.

The accident occurred last night when the lorry tried to overtake another vehicle and crashed into the bus, which was travelling in the lane of oncoming traffic, police spokesman Crispin Kapela said.

The bus was carrying 28 passengers to the copper mining town of Chingola, he said.