Five people have died and a further 12 have been injured, some severely, after a speeding lorry ploughed into a crowd of revellers who were dancing in the road during an initiation ceremony in southern Malawi. The horror smash happened in the early hours of Sunday morning at Lundu Village, along the Mangochi-Boma-Liwonde Turn-Off Road, […]
Four people have died in a devastating road accident at Kankhande Village along the M12 Road in Mchinji District, after a burst tyre sent a truck careering into an oncoming motorcycle. Mchinji Police Publicist Limbani Mpinganjira confirmed the crash happened yesterday, involving a Volvo articulated truck, registration number NE 7828, driven by 47-year-old Peter Kadozo, […]
A multi-vehicle accident has thrown traffic into chaos along Magalasi Road in Blantyre, with several cars reportedly involved in the crash just metres from the railway crossing. The collision occurred only minutes ago, sending shockwaves through the area as motorists and bystanders scrambled to make sense of the scene. Details remain scarce at this stage, […]
Four people are dead and one other is fighting for recovery in hospital following a devastating road accident in Ntcheu district yesterday, the latest in a string of fatal crashes that continue to raise uncomfortable questions about road safety enforcement in Malawi. Among those confirmed dead is 31-year-old Madalitso Zuze, from Chiphwembwe village under Senior […]
A cyclist is feared to have died after being hit by a government vehicle transporting Minister of Information Shadric Namalomba, in a horror crash at Mthandizi Bus Stop in Ntcheu just a short while ago. Police have so far remained tight-lipped on the incident, but the Minister’s public relations officer, Cassim Aubi, rushed to confirm […]
Two people have died and 21 others have been injured in a road accident on the Limbe-Zomba Road in Malawi. The crash happened this morning near Sable Farming and involved a minibus and a saloon car travelling in opposite directions, police said. Limbe Police deputy spokesperson Demetria Banda said the minibus, a Mazda Bongo carrying […]
Police in Dedza say four people have died following a road accident near Masasa Filling Station on the Dedza–Ntcheu M1 road, though their identities remain unknown. The accident occurred when a Toyota Prado Station Wagon, registration number MG 381 and belonging to the Ministry of Energy, collided head-on with a motorcycle carrying three passengers in […]
Police in Chiradzulu have identified the driver killed in Friday’s fuel tanker fire as Regson Kawerama, 49, from Matope village, Traditional Authority Kapeni, in Blantyre. According to Chiradzulu police station public relations officer Hubert Mwangoka, the accident occurred when the tanker caught fire after hitting a roadside verge at Chamdimbo, along the Chiradzulu–Phalombe road. “The […]
A mystery driver has burned to death after the fuel tanker he was hurtling along in the dead of night smashed into a road embankment and erupted into a fireball, trapping him inside the blazing wreckage. The horror smash happened at Chamdimbo along the Chiradzulu–Phalombe Road in southern Malawi, just before midnight on Friday, as […]
A man has been struck by a train near Sikelo village in the Traditional Authority Kalonga area of Salima District, Nyasa Times can confirm. The victim is understood to have been standing on the railway line as the train approached and was unable to move clear in time before impact. Eyewitnesses at the scene say […]
Supreme Court of Appeal judge Healey Potani on Saturday afternoon survived a serious car accident in Blantyre. Images of his official vehicle, a Toyota Prado, circulating on social media shows the accident was serious as the vehicle has been extensively damaged on its fron Judiciary spokesperson Gladys Gondwe said the judge is in a stable […]
Malawi Police say 16 people have been killed in 121 road accidents across the country over the Easter period. Deputy National Police Spokesperson Peter Kalaya said the road accidents occurred due to failure by road users to observe road traffic rules and regulations. He also attributed the accidents to reckless driving, citing drivers’ impatience on […]
A parliamentary candidate in the March 30 by-election in Chikwawa has survived a car accident. The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Chikwawa east Foster Thipha’s vehicle overturned three times yesterday at a place called Mojo in the district. He was going to Masenjere Trading Centre for a campaign rally. Speaking from Chikwawa District […]
Death toll in an accident involving a minibus in Chikwawa has risen to two after a second woman died. The accident which occurred yesterday a speeding minibus overturned when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp bend few metres before Thabwa roadblock. Chikwawa Police Traffic Officer , Potiphar Kawinga identified the woman as Magret Chavi, […]
A speeding minibus has fallen into a ravine after it overturned, killing a 35-year-old woman in Chikwawa. Seven other passengers are battling for their lives after sustaining various degrees of injuries. The minibus overturned in the Thabwa escarpment in Chikwawa district on Tuesday. Police say the minibus registration number NE 8694 overturned when the driver […]
Four people are in hospital following various degrees of injuries they sustained in a road accident in Dowa after a motor vehicle they were travelling in overturned. Police say the accident happened at Mount Meru Millers along Mponela-Lilongwe M1 road and involved a motor vehicle registration number DA 7691 which was being driven by Snowden […]
Four people, including the driver, have died in a Freightliner vehicle accident in Ntcheu after the vehicle swept to death pedestrians. Others are seriously injured after the Freightliner, registration number KK 8172 / KK 4047, swept them near Ntcheu Standard Bank along Dedza-Ntcheu M1 Road Monday night. Overspeeding has been blamed for the accident. Ntcheu […]
A new year eve road accident near a popular drinking pub, Zitherepano in Mangochi has claimed three lives of teenagers. Police say the teenagers died after they were hit by a cruising motor vehicle, while four others sustained various degrees of injury. Amina Daudi, deputy publicist for Mangochi Police said the accident occurred on new […]