By Chancy Namadzunda:
Ten people have died in a road accident in Kasungu while 24 others have sustained injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in hit a stationary truck.
According Kasungu Police Station Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Joseph Kachikho, the deceased who are not yet known include nine males and one female.
“The accident which happened on Monday evening of September 19 2022 at Mkula Village soon after Nkhamenya Trading Centre along Kasungu-Mzimba M1 road, involved a Marcopolo Bus (Matours Bus Services) registration number MN 6364, driven by Macdonald Kumonda and a stationary ERF truck registration number KK 4105/KA 2584.
T”he bus was being driven from the direction of Kasungu going towards Mzimba M1 road en-route to Chitipa with 66 passengers on board.
“Upon arrival at Mkula Village, the driver was exchanging direction with unknown vehicle and after finishing the exchange direction, he was a breakdown vehicle in front of him.
“Due to speeding, the driver of the Matours Bus Services failed to control his vehicle and hit the stationary truck and as a result both vehicles swerved to the extreme nearside where they stopped into a water drainage.
“Following the impact, ten passengers from Matours Bus Services were confirmed dead upon arrival at Nkhamenya Rural Hospital while three other passengers sustained serious injuries and are admitted to Kasungu District Hospital and the driver and other 20 passengers escaped with minor injuries,” said Kachikho
Meanwhile, police in Kasungu are advising the public to check with police for their relatives who were travelling in a Matours Bus Services heading Mzimba so that they can identify the bodies and also advising road users to adhere to all road traffic rules and regulations to avoid such occurrence of preventable road accidents.
