According to the Malawi Police Service report (MPS), during the 2022 New Year holiday a total of 46 road accidents with 20 fatalities were recorded.

Felix Misomali, assistant national public relations officer of the Service said that the accidents happened between midnight of December 31, 2021 and midnight of January 3, 2022.

“In comparison to the New Year holiday in 2021, that run from mid night of 31 December, 2020 to Midnight of 1 January 2021 (24 hours), a total of 42 road accidents with seven fatalities were recorded,” read part of the statement.

The statement also revealed that most of the accidents involved pedestrians and pedal cyclists.

“MPS continues traffic checks, day and night patrols and sensitization meetings on road safety nets to further reduce road accidents in Malawi,” read the statement.