A vehicle in the convoy of the late Malawian Vice President, Saulos Chilima’s funeral procession has killed about four mourners and injured not less than 12 persons on an unexpected tragedy.
The vehicle in question had been part of a motorcade transporting the remains of the late VP. It had rammed into mourners on Sunday night in the Ntcheu community, a village in central Malawi.
According to reports, thousands of mourners had lined up in the streets to catch a glimpse of the vice president’s coffin when the tragic incident occurred.
Peter Kalaya, the spokesperson of the Malawian police had confirmed the incident in a statement he released n Monday morning.
Recall that just last week, a military aircraft conveying Malawi’s Vice President and other top government officials went missing after it failed to land as scheduled.
Eventually, after an intense search, the wreckage of the aircraft was discovered with no survivors.
The late VP and the nine other victims had been on their way to the funeral of a prominent Malawian lawyer, former Attorney General and Justice Minister, Ralph Kasambala in Mzuzu when the plane crashed.
What They’re Saying
“Due to the impact, two female and two male pedestrians sustained severe head injuries and multiple fractures and died whilst receiving treatment,” said a police statement.
