Source: Africa Publicity
A 44-year-old mother and her 10-year-old daughter have died from electrocution.
Another member of the family sustained burns in the incident that occurred on December 7, 2025, around 12:00 hours in Kabanana Site and Service in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.
Preliminary investigations reveal that Priscilla Mwansa, aged 44, was electrocuted while hanging clothes on a laundry wire that had come into contact with electrically charged iron sheets on the roof.
Her daughters, Roma Banda, aged 24, and Faith Banda, aged 10, attempted to rescue her. During the incident, the drying wire snapped, causing all three to fall to the ground.
Priscilla Mwansa and Faith Banda died instantly, while Roma Banda sustained burns on her hand and is currently receiving treatment at Chipata Level One Hospital.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the University Teaching Hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem examination.
Personnel from ZESCO Limited were notified and attended to the scene. Police have since opened an inquiry file into the matter.
