A tanker driver has been burnt beyond recognition after the tanker truck he was driving was involved in a road accident along the Great North Road at Frisco area, about 23 kilometres west of Serenje Town.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the truck went off the road and flipped due to excessive speed before bursting into flames on Wednesday around 16:00hrs.

The driver, identified as Amad Yasin Idris of Ndeke compound, Ndola, was trapped inside the truck.

This is according to a statement made available to Diamond News by Central Province Police Commissioner Charity Munganga.

By Diamond Reporter

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