A 36-year-old man in Chikwawa has died after he was hit by a falling tree.
Peter Hesten died on Thursday at Zalera Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Ndakwera in the district.
According to Chikwawa Police Station Public Relations Officer Foster Benjamin, the incident occurred when Hesten was cutting a tree for his curio business.
“The tree lost its intended direction and crushed Hesten who died on the spot,” he explained.
Postmortem conducted at the hospital indicated that Hesten died due to severe loss of blood.
Hesten came from Lauji 2 Village in the area of Traditional Authority Katunga in Chikwawa district.
This occurred few days after 11 year old Enock Mpunga died when a bluegum tree fell on him at Laiti village in the area of Traditional Authority Bvumbwe in Thyolo district.
RIP my beloved brother
Don’t judge here ndi imfa iyi paja amalawi imfa ikachitika zoyankhula mbweee! kod mumaganiza ngat imfa ndi chosewera nacho?
Tisamale pakwamwapo wina aliyense azalawa imfa zimangosiyana imfa zake bac
My His Soul Rest Internal Peace
Zodandaulisa R.I.P
ooooh! this is sad news ndizindikila kuti moyowu ulingati usi omwe umangooneka kwakanthawi kenako osaonekanso rest in paece
Very Sad May His Soul R I P