Two Peru nationals died on the spot while two others sustained heavy injuries after their car had collided with a light motor vehicle on Kitwe-Ndola road in Zambia.
According to the reports, the group was coming back from a Sunday night birthday party when the incident occurred. It is alleged that their Mitsubishi swerved into the oncoming traffic colliding head-on with a Ford Ranger bakkie.
The deceased, identified as 40-year-old Zinanyuca Huahuisa Marco Antonio and 26-year-old Zanabria Cattasco Juan Luis, had passed away before the paramedics arrived at the scene. Their two friends had managed to survive and were rushed to a local hospital.
The Ford driver’s condition has not been disclosed by the authorities.
The police investigate the case.