Month: May 2020 Posts

Girl, 17, dies after being trapped by maize mill

May 18, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

 A 17-year-old Standard 6 girl in Dowa died on Sunday after her cloth got trapped by a running maize mill shaft in the district, police say. Deputy publicist for Mponela police station, sergeant Macpatson Msadala,… ...

Man dies in truck accident

May 13, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

One person died while three others sustained injuries on Tuesday in an accident involving a truck carrying tobacco bales in Mzimba. Mzimba Police Station Spokesperson Sub Inspector Peter Botha said the accident occurred at Wateleka… ...

Two die in Chiweta road accident

May 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two people died while five others sustained various injuries after the motor vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge on Monday at Namiyashi Bend in Rumphi. Rumphi Police deputy spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo… ...

HRDC leader involved in car crash

May 02, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition  (HRDC) chairperson Gift Trapence was involved in a car crash on Saturday along the Zalewa road. Trapence was with his 11-year-old son and his wife when the accident occurred. He told… ...

Road accidents claim three lives in Ntcheu

Apr 26, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Three people died and five others sustained different degrees of injuries after being involved in two road accidents that occured recently in Ntcheu. According to Ntcheu police public  relations officer Hastings Chinali, the first accident… ...

Boy, 13, dies in motorcycle crash

Apr 14, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

  A boy aged 13 has died in a motorcycle accident which occured after he was blinded by the lights of an oncoming car in Thyolo. The boy's name is Victor Pendame. The accident happened… ...

Police officer dies in road accident

Apr 11, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A Police officer has died in Nkhatabay while another one has sustained serious injuries after their vehicle was involved in an accident as the police officers were rushing to rescue a suspect who was in… ...

Cosoma manager dies in accident

Apr 10, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Copyright Association of Malawi (Cosoma) licensing manager, 53-year-old Rosario Kamanga, has died in a road accident in Lilongwe. Lilongwe Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Foster Benjamin has confirmed saying the accident occurred on Thursday night.… ...

One dies, six injured in road accident in Mangochi

Mar 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 65-year-old woman died while six others sustained serious injuries after a motor vehicle they were travelling in overturned at Chowe Hills in Mangochi on Thursday. Mangochi Police Station Deputy Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector… ...

Girl, 9, dies after being hit by car

Mar 21, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 9-year-old girl died in Rumphi on Thursday night after she was hit by a Toyota Passo at Chombe area in the district. Rumphi Police spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo said the accident occurred along the… ...

Teenager killed in hit and run in Ntcheu

Mar 06, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 13-year-old boy died on Thursday in a hit-and-run accident at Ngalande Trading Centre in the district. According to reports, the victim, Lameck Gulani, was walking within the nearside lane when an unidentified vehicle, cruising… ...

Mzimba DADO driver jailed over deaths of 4 family members

Mar 03, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A court in Karonga has sentenced a Mzimba District Agricultural Development Office driver aged 50 to 20 months in prison for causing a crash that killed four family members, including a married couple. The driver… ...

NRWB employee dies after car crash

Mar 02, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A Northern Region Water Board employee has died after he was involved in a road accident at Yamba area along the Chitipa-Karonga M26 road. The man identified as Greshan Phiri was working as a plant… ...

One killed, four injured in road accident

Mar 01, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

One person died while four others sustained injuries after a lorry with two passengers on board overturned and hit two pedestrians on Saturday in Mulanje. Public relations officer for Mulanje Police Station Sub Inspector Gresham… ...

Unilia student dies in motorcycle accident

Feb 06, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 24-year-old University of Livingstonia student died in Rumphi on Wednesday in a motorcycle crash. Police in the district have identified the victim as Kondwani Jere. Rumphi Police deputy spokesperson Tupeliwe Kabwilo said the crash… ...