Death has been announced of Jean Frorence Toro, a Catholic Brother based at Chezi Parish in Dowa.

Toro died in a road accident while cycling, after he attempted to hold on to a loose rope hanging from the trailer of a moving vehicle.

Dowa Police Spokesperson, Gladson M’bumpha has confirmed of the development in an interview with the press.

According to M’bumpha, Toro died at Kamuzu Central Hospital where he was receiving treatment.

Jean Frorence Toro is from Burkina Faso.