A fatal road accident in Malawi’s old capital city involving a Peugeot saloon killed a cyclist on Saturday around 6 o’clock in the evening.
Police in Zomba confirmed the accident and identified the cyclist as Lawrence Kasongo aged 55.
Speaking to Malawi24, Zomba police deputy spokesperson, Davie Sulumba, said the car with the registration number BLK 57 and driven by Lawrence Kamundi was coming from Domasi direction towards Zomba city and just close to Chikupira bridge the driver lost control of the car and hit two cyclists.
“The two cyclists Lawrence Kasongo aged 55 and Mphatso Wilson were cycling towards the same direction. “Casualties were rushed to Zomba Central hospital where Kasongo was pronounced dead while receiving treatment as he sustained leg fracture and severe head injury,” Sulumba said.
The car also swerved to the extreme near the side where it hit a maize mill and a brick fence . Malawi24 spoke to a close eye witness, A Mrs Chinunda, who said the car was on high speed.
“Both the driver and two passengers, a man and a woman were drunk and beer bottles were in the car,” Chinunda said.
Kamundi will appear in court to answer charges of causing death by negligence.
The deceased, Kasongo, hails from Mpezeni Village, Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba district.
I hate hit n run,thats bad r. i .p
so sad….from Belarus..
Napepe! bola kufa utalapa.
rhoda im nt refering 2 ur uncle kaya ndan wako this massage goes 2 anjinga nonse!
RIP
iwe kumbu, umadya maliro? mphuno yako. ungayankhule choncho? bwampini iwe!!!!!
Ndie mwati ndi mwinwii wake osalawo akayakhe mlandu? Zinazi ai
Rip
RIP mr Kasongo
Iwe Kumbu Ngwira what kind of person r u?ungayankhule choncho,osangosiya ngati ulibe chonena bwanji.REST IN PEACE MALUME
makape a njinga kukakamila mu nseu mutha muona!
Mind ur language, he was a father
Iwe chitsiru eti kod osayisatakaye nkhani bwanji NDE uziweruza bwino atakhala Ali bambowako unganene zimenezo shupit galu mxiiiii wandikwiyisa bwanji
Is that the car involved in the accident?
May his soul Rest in Peace
Aaah inu ndye kaya bas,m’malo moti zmenez munayenera kunena saturday lomwelo.kma mukunena lero!!.
shoot the driver or hung him
nkhani ya saturday makape inu kuyilemba lero..kma what kind journalists r u
Iwe ngat sikape bwanji sunatiziwise. Asafuna asiye.
mboli yako
kkkkk anthu mukundimvesa kukoma
Kkkkkkkk
zovuta
tidava satady lomwero ife. Mukukambazi ndi Dzammbuyo but not mwang’ombe
Ngati unanva ndiye ife tisanveso?
ukutero ndiwe
Rip papa
Too bad may the departed soul rest in peace plz
Today is what??
Oho…chabwino
Too bad
Mowa wanuo mukupha nao anzanu asana konzeke zokufa
TOO BAD