Karonga Road Accident Claims Seven Lives
Seven people have died while 43 others escaped with different degrees of injury after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned at Mlare area in Karonga district.
The accident occurred in the afternoon of today June 18, 2023 as the motor vehicle (ten-tonner Scania lorry) registration number BZ 2986 driven by Isaac Simfukwe was coming from Karonga boma heading Mlare direction with fifty(50) passengers on board.
They were going to Mlare in the district for funeral ceremony, and upon arrival at Mlare area, the front tyre got burst which resulted into the vehicle overturned upside down.
Seven people died on the spot due to severe head injuries and fractures while others are receiving treatment at Karonga District Hospital.
Three of the deceased have been identified as Lenford Munthali, 39, Rachel Munthali, 33, and Makhumbo Kalolokesha, 40, all from Karonga district.
Police in the district are therefore asking members of the public to visit to Karonga mortuary through Karonga Police Station to identify the other deceased if they suspect that their male relatives they believe were going to Mlare funeral ceremony by the stated motor vehicle are missing.
