Two killed in LL road accident

Two women who were walking along the Lilongwe-Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) section of the M1 Road, around Magwero area, died on the spot after being hit by a vehicle whose driver lost control as he tried to overtake another vehicle on his way to the airport on Tuesday.

Kanengo Police Station spokesperson Esther Mkwanda on Wednesday confirmed the deaths, explaining that the accident happened around noon and involved a Japanese International Cooperation Agency (Jica) vehicle.
She said the deceased are Leon Sumbi Benedicto from Mwachopa Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chitukula in Lilongwe District and Victoria John, 31, from Chanika Village, T/A Makata in Blantyre.
Mkwanda identified the driver as Kingsley Malizani from Chilimba Village, T/A Nsamala in Balaka District.
The accident happened when Malizani was on his way to pick up officers who were scheduled to land at KIA.
The accident was a dampener to the spirits of some singing and dancing netball fans who were geared to giving Malawi’s netballers, the Queens, a hearty welcome back home, after their participation at the 2015 Netball World Cup (NWC) competition in Sydney, Australia. A wailing woman survivor of the accident expressed shock at seeing the bodies of acquaintances with whom she had been chatting moments earlier on their way to a funeral at a nearby village.
Police said Mkwanda is in their custody pending a court appearance to answer charges of causing death by reckless driving.