Three people have died and several others injured in a road accident at a place called Mtayamphasa inside Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve on the Nkhotakota-Kasungu-Nkhufi road on Monday.

Nkhotakota Police Station spokesperson Sargent Paul Malimwe has confirmed of the accident but refused to disclose more details on the accident.

It is reported that the vehicle involved in the accident was heading from Kasungu to Nkhotakota with 17 passengers on board, returning from a tombstone unveiling ceremony.