Two school female juveniles of Monze drowned in a ditch full of water as they were celebrating end of school term yesterday.
Southern Province Commissioner of police Bonnie Kapeso confirmed the development in a statement to the media this morning.
He said the two have been identified as Mutinta Nchimunya and Beauty Muzele, aged 11 and 12 respectively, both pupils at Chongo Basic School, located on Monze–Namwala road.
The incident occurred yesterday between 11:00 and 12:00 hours after pupils closed schools and decided to go and swim in the water accumulated in a ditch dug by a named contractor for gravel soil for construction works.
Kapeso said the ditch is situated 600 metres away from the school. The deceased were among several other pupils who had gone there for swimming.
Bodies of the deceased are in Monze Mission hospital mortuary awaiting burrial. Police do not suspect foul play.