TWO PEOPLE DIE IN RUNAWAY WAGON INCIDENT FOLLOWING TRAIN PARTING IN KAFUE

TWO PEOPLE DIE IN RUNAWAY WAGON INCIDENT FOLLOWING TRAIN PARTING IN KAFUE

Zambia Police Service and Zambia Railways Limited regret to confirm a fatal railway incident involving a runaway wagon that resulted in the deaths of two (2) people in Kafue area.

Preliminary reports indicate that Goods Train No. 526 , hauled by Locomotive No. 2601 with 20 wagons of coal, experienced an accidental wagon parting at approximately 09:30 hours on 20th June 2026, while moving along the Chipongwe and Lilayi section in Lusaka. As a result, the last loaded coal wagon became detached and proceeded to run uncontrolled in the southern direction.

The runaway wagon continued its movement along the railway line, passing through Chipongwe Station and proceeding towards Kafue before eventually coming to a stop between Kafue and Nega Nega section.