Pedestrian Killed in Dowa Road Accident
An adult male, Jackson Banda, lost his life after being struck by a motor vehicle on the Dzaleka-Dowa Turn-off Road near Cilcon.
Dowa Police spokesperson, Alice Sitima, reported that the accident involved a Mazda Bongo, registration CK 8664, traveling from Dzaleka toward Dowa Turn-off.
“The vehicle hit Banda, who was walking in the opposite direction. He sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Dowa District Hospital,” Sitima stated.
She added that the driver, whose identity remains unknown, also sustained head injuries and is currently unconscious at the same hospital. The vehicle was extensively damaged in the accident.
Sitima urged the public to adhere to traffic regulations to help prevent similar incidents.
