An AXA bus with the registration number MN 7450 had on Monday night ran over a 27 year old man to death in Machinga.

According to Machinga police spokesperson, Davie Sulumba the deceased identified as Wyson Filla was drunk and slept along the road.

Sulumba also identified the driver as Daiman Magombo aged 70.

The bus was coming from the direction of Machinga towards Liwonde town and of course with passengers on board. It was upon its arrival at Liwonde where the deceased was ran over by the bus and died on the spot following internal injuries sustained.

It was revealed that Filla was drunk and had slept along the road near Liwonde bus depot.

Meanwhile, the police are advising all road users to be observant when driving and maintain speed limit to avoid accidents of this kind.

Filla hailed from Chisemula village in the area of Traditional Authority Sitola in Machinga.