A man who was descending Mungolo hills in Machinga with a bag of charcoal on his shoulders fell and died after hitting a stone.

The man, aged 44, died as people rushed him to a hospital within the area of Traditional Authority Nkula’s area in the district.

Manuel Liule of Mwalija village in TA Malemia’s area in zomba district had just bought the bag of charcoal on Mungolo hills.

Machinga police spokesperson Constable Andrew Mayawo says the man fell head first and hit a stone.

Liule becomes the second to die at a site for illegal production of charcoal in the district this year alone.