Six coming from Good Friday prayers dead in Mzimba truck accident: Malawi police hunt for killer driver

Six people died on Friday after a Freightliner heavy truck registration number CK 3103/ CK 4353 , when the driver failed to negotiate a corner due to overspeeding, causing the vehicle to swerve sideways and overturnĀ at Luviri along Mzimba/Jenda M1 road and killing the pedestrians, police have confirmed.

The truck which killed six pedestrians on the M1 Road in Mzimba District
The vehicle at the accident scene y

Police said the truck Ā – which was being driven by Christopher Chimbaula – had one passenger on board and was driving from Luwawa Forest carrying Ā offcuts (Zigwagwa).

ā€œUpon arrival at Luviri while descending a steep slope, at the same time negociating a curved road, he lost control of the vehicle due to excessive speed vehicle overturned sideways in the process the falling offcuts ended up hitting the Ā pedestrians who were coming from Luviri CCAP Church to their various homes,ā€ said MzimbaĀ  police spokesperson Peter Botha.

BothaĀ  identified the six who died on the spot asĀ Love Mkandawire aged 13 years from Elia Ā village, Ā Mrs Esther Nkhata aged 22 of village Kaphang’ombe,Ā Gracious Zimba one year Ā old of village Kaphang’ombe and Ā Magret Ndhlovu 58 from village Kasokola Ā all under T/A Mzikubola in Mzimba.

The other two are Mrs Nelia Kachali 53 of village Khenjani and Ā Mrs Kestina Chavula 28 of village Khenjani T/A Mzikubola in Mzimba.

ā€œAll died on the spot due to multiple fractures and head injuries,ā€ Botha said.

He said their bodies wereĀ Ā taken to Mzimba District Hospital mortuary.

However, the passenger in the truck Ā suffered general body pains and is admitted at Mzimba District Hospital, while the driver is being hunted by the police as he is at large.

The truck got extensively damaged.

BothaĀ urged all drivers to avoid over speeding to avoid similar accidents.

It has been a bad spell for Mzimba District with several accidents claiming many lives, including 22 Malawi Defence Force soldiers who died when a vehicle they were travelling in overturned at Mapanjira on November 1 last year.

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Baba
Baba
4 years ago

This is too bad. May God be with the bereaved families

phiri
phiri
4 years ago

The road needs to be redone,why the same place claiming many lives.Malawian,that area is a deadly zone lets do something.Slope and shape corner they don’t go together.

aubster kacheche
aubster kacheche
4 years ago

mwe fumu wapuputani wose wakulira nakuwakumbusya kuti waze kwa imwe pakuti ndimwe moyo wamuyaya

mizimu yawo yiwuse muntendele

Vuwa
Vuwa
4 years ago

So sad. May their souls rest in peace

James
James
4 years ago

Very sad, may their souls rest in peace.

Hetherwick
Hetherwick
4 years ago

MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN ETERNAL PEACE OF THE LORD

naphili
naphili
4 years ago
Reply to  Hetherwick

Over speeding again! Malawians please drive carefully. Is there a minister of transport in that country who can educate people? Same story over and over again. SAD!!

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