A truck driver has been burnt to death in a road accident on the Great North Road, some 10 kilometers south of Serenje District in Central Province of Zambia.

The collision involved a Howo Tipper truck and a Faw Truck which was being driven by Elasti Ngala aged 30 of Mbeya Tanzania.

According to police, the accident happened when the unidentified truck failed to keep to its lane and burst into flames upon collision.

By Helga Chibwe