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Dowa police hunting for unknown driver of hit-and-run fatal accident 

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Malawi Police in Dowa are hunting an unknown hit-and-run driver who killed a 26-year old man

DOWA-(MaraviPost)- The Malawi Police in the central district of Dowa, are hunting for an unknown driver who was driving an unidentified  motor vehicle that killed a 26-year old man.

Dowa police station spokesperson Richard Kaponda, identified the deceased as Madalitso Mpinganjira, who met his fate on April 29, this year, along the Dowa-Lumbazi road at Mtata village, near Dowa Turn-off trading centre.

Kaponda told The Maravi Post that the driver was driving from Dowa Turn-off trading centre, going towards Dzaleka direction,  and that upon arriving at Mtata village, fatally hit the deceased, who had been walking on left lane heading in the same direction.

The police publicist added that following the impact, the pedestrian, died on spot, while the driver fled from the scene of the accident.

Kaponda said the postmortem conducted at Dowa District Hospital, revealed that death was due to multiple injuries.

“Currently, the police are hunting for this driver for being responsible for the death of the late Mpinganjira; and fleeing from the scene of the accident. Once we get him, he will be on murder charges for his reckless driving that killed an innocent person,” said Kaponda.

The deceased Mpinganjira , hailed from Mbalame 1, village, Traditional Authority (T.A.) Mkukula, in Dowa district.

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Two police officers killed, four severely injured in fatal road accident

Maravi Post correspondent

Two women police officers from area 30, the headquarters of the police, have on Thursday died on a road accident which occurred along the Lilongwe-Salima M1 road at Chingondo area, officials have confirmed.

road accident claims two lives of area 30 women police officer

According to police, four others who include two passengers and two drivers are battling for their lives at the hospital.

The police said a 39 year old man driver of a truck registration number MC 3679, John Sou from Kambuzi in the area of Traditional Authority Mphonda in Nkhotakota had his car develop a fault and he packed it at Chingindo area without putting road signs.

They said a Toyota Hilux vehicle registration number PE 1105 driven by 45 years old Jimmy Chunga who is from Kachita village in the area of Traditional Authority Njombwa in Kasungu and was heading to Salima from Lilongwe hit the said packed truck.

“The two police officers were inside the Toyota Hilux vehicle which was speeding and the driver failed to notice that there was a truck packed right in his way,” said police.

According to them, another vehicle, Toyota Hiace registration number DZ 2341 driven by a 44 year old man Ephraim Mphale of village headman Mwali, Traditional Authority Khombeza in Salima also hit the same truck as he was coming from the direction of Lilongwe.

The Hiace carried two passengers who include a 36 year old man Thom Aaron of Mbuzi village in the area of Traditional Authority Mwaza and Billy Banda 35 of Chiwala village, Traditional Authority Khombeza both from Salima district.