Fri, 25 Aug 2017 12:49:14 +0000 By Bennie Mundando THE derailing of the passenger train 201 which left one person dead and two injured could be an act of sabotage by some people because preliminary investigations have revealed that the accident was caused by missing railway components, Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) has said. ZRL public relations manager Caristo Chitamfya described the incident as unfortunate and that more lives could have been lost but for the quick action and professionalism exhibited by the ZRL crew saved the situation from worsening. Mr. Chitamfya said preliminary investigations had established that the train derailed because railway components such as fish bolts and fish plates which hold the rail together had been removed, thereby causing both the baggage and genset vans to fall on their sides. “ZRL is saddened by suspected acts of sabotage that occurred at 11:45 hrs this morning (on Wednesday) between Mazabuka and Magoye in Southern Province […]
