Zambian truck crash kills at least 42

LUSAKA, Zambia, April 9 (UPI) -- The crash of a truck carrying more than 100 people traveling north of Zambia's capital has left at least 42 schoolchildren dead, officials said Saturday.

The students were returning home at the end of the term when the vehicle overturned late Friday, about 480 miles from Lusaka, the BBC said Saturday.

The accident occurred along a curve on a hilly road. Students were returning home at the end of the school term.

Trucks are often used for transportation in rural Zambia, the BBC noted.