A 75-year-old lady has been killed after a locomotive trolley run over her in Chikhwawa on Sunday. Chikhwawa police spokesperson Foster Benjamin identified the deceased as Agnes Bismon from Changaime village in chief Chapananga’s area in Chikhwawa. Benjamin said the driver of the locomotive hooted several times to warn her but she did not heed […]
A moving train on Sunday killed a security guard at Nkaya Railway Station in Balaka as he attempted to cross the railway line. In an interview yesterday, Balaka Police Station spokesperson Precious Makutu regretted the incident. He said: “Despite various efforts by Balaka Police in conjunction with Vale Logistics on safety on the rail lines […]
A Mozambican train belonging to Vale Logistics on Wednesday hit two children of the same family, leaving one of them with a crushed leg at Liwonde in Machinga. Confirming the incident to Nyasa Times, Machinga police spokesperson Davie Sulumba further said the children identified as Belita and Oliver Laudon aged 10 and four respectively met their fate […]
A 29-year-old man identified as Honest Kanjuchi died on Monday after a train hit him near Pound shop in Limbe Township. According to Limbe Police Assistant Public Relations Officer Widson Nhlane, the deceased – who was an airtime vendor – met this fate at his business selling point as he was trying to catch a […]
A 30 year old man has died after being hit by a moving train along the Limbe railway line behind Indian Sports Club in Blantyre during the night of Thursday and Friday. Confirming the development, Limbe Police Assistant Public Relations Officer (APRO) Widson Nhlane identified the man as Godfrey Suwedi. “The train was coming from […]
Twelve cows have been killed while two others injured after they were hit by Central East African Railways Train in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka. Police say the accident happened at Nkaya ‘Julius village’ just after Mulunguzi Bridge on Wednesday. “The train was coming from the direction of Liwonde heading Zalewa and upon arrival at Mulunguzi […]
The Central East African Railways (CEAR), Malawi’s railway transport provider, will buy more passenger coaches to meet high demand. The company told Nyasa Times a week after it introduced six new wagons on the rails in the South, operating between Limbe and Liwonde. CEAR says despite the maiden trip being a success, the coaches could […]
The newly acquired Central East African Railways (CEAR) passenger coaches will take a maiden trip on the rails Wednesday, January 15, 2014, the company has announced. This follows the launch of the six passenger wagons in November 2013, as CEAR is on a campaign to revive its passenger services on the country’s rail network. Chisomo […]