One student from Marymount secondary school has been killed and over 50 others are being treated at Mzimba district hospital after sustaining various degrees of injuries after a bus they were travelling in was involved in an accident at Luviri in Mzimba in the afternoon.
Northern region police spokesperson Maurice Chapola confirmed the accident but says details are still sketchy as traffic officers are on the ground gathering information on the accident
But Mmbelwa district council director of health and social services Dr Angelo Mwaungulu has confirmed that one student has died, and that they have received about 50 students with injuries while two were critically injured.
The bus was coming from Lilongwe to Mzuzu.