NDOLA City Council says it is saddened by the incident in which two motorists involved in a dispute crashed into Kansenshi Cemetery and damaged nine tombstones.

The incident happened on Thursday.

According to Kansenshi Cemetery burial attendants and Traffic Police, the incident involved Dualle Nasrusia Abaas, male, 24, who was driving a Ford Ranger registration number CAE 1492 and Miniver Kakunta, female, 35, who was driving a Toyota Mark X registration number BCG 8352.

It is alleged that Abaas had hit into Kakunta’s vehicle and did not stop to attend to the damage but instead sped off, a situation that led to Kakunta giving chase on Kabompo Road.

Both Abaas and Kakunta allegedly lost control and drove across Cross Crescent and hit into the adjacent 12 gravesites, nine of which had tombstones.

The Ndola City Council through its Public Relations Manager Rebecca Mushota says the authority is working closely with Police to ensure that following the preliminary Police processes, the duo would answer to charges of malicious damage to the Cemetery, both under the Criminal offences Act and the Public Health Act.

She also explained that he Council is also collaborating with Police to ensure that affected families are compensated for the tombstones.

The majority of the families whose tombstones of their beloved have been damaged are aware of the incident and the Ndola City Council will be making follow ups to ensure that all the families are aware.