Police Driver Dies in Road Accident

Reports indicate that driver of Malawi Police trooper has died and three other people injured in a road accident in Thyolo district

According to a police report which Radio Islam has seen sergeant Jones Kampezeni now deceased was driving a motor vehicle registration number MP 2622 Trooper

Kampezeni was driving from the direction of Goliati where he was assigned to ferry retired sub inspector Chiomba heading Malowa turn off along Goliati road and had three passengers on board namely Sergeant Morgan Mphukiwa, Sergeant Petro Mangerengere and Messenger Chikondi Kaunda of Limbe Police Training school

On arrival at Mtambo he lost control of the vehicle due to excessive speed and swerved to the extreme offside verge where he overturned

Following the impact the driver sustained fractures on both arms and severe head injury while three other passengers escaped with different degrees of injuries

They were all taken to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital where the driver was pronounced dead before treatment was duly rendered to him

The motor vehicle got extensively damaged