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8 PEDESTRIANS KILLED IN MONZE ACCIDENT AS MOB SETS VEHICLE ABLAZE

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Eight people have died while ten others are nursing serious injuries following a tragic road accident in Monze District, Southern Province, on Monday night.

Southern Province Police confirmed that the accident occurred between 21:00 and 22:00 hours along a gravel road off the Monze–Niko Road at Kateya Village, under Chief Choongo, about 35 kilometers west of Monze Town.

The accident involved a Toyota Noah motor vehicle, driven by an unidentified man of unknown age and address. Police say the vehicle, which had no visible registration plates, was headed west when it ploughed into a group of pedestrians. The driver sustained injuries but fled the scene immediately after the crash.

In the aftermath, an enraged mob descended on the vehicle and set it ablaze, completely destroying it. The extent of the damage could not be established due to the intensity of the fire.

Eighteen pedestrians were hit by the car, of whom eight died on the spot. The deceased have been identified as 25-year-old Richard Nsele of Nakambula Chuungu; 18-year-old Oscar Mwiinga of Cheepa; 9-year-old Mainza Hamiyanda of Kateya; 62-year-old Wisper Mwanakanje of Hamweene; 34-year-old Fridah Mwanakanje of Nakambula; 12-year-old Choongo Sailus of Nakambula; 23-year-old Isaac Mdanzya of Chuungu; and 11-year-old Maggie Hamiyanda of Chuungu.

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The bodies of the victims have since been taken to Monze Mission Hospital mortuary for postmortem examinations.

The ten injured, all of whom are admitted to Monze Mission Hospital, include 30-year-old Mwiinga Kamwaya, 11-year-old Mpande Malambo, 13-year-old Sara Nchimunya, 35-year-old Trust Beene, 14-year-old Marry Malambo, 13-year-old Alfred Mainza, 15-year-old Ireen Munsanje, 15-year-old David Hakalima, 20-year-old Banji Beene, and 19-year-old Moses Hanzali.

Police have launched investigations into the accident and the identity of the driver remains unknown at this stage.
By Helga Chibwe

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