Police in Mwanza have arrested Chifundo Minjale, a taxi driver, for causing a fatal road accident that has claimed lives of three school children.
Mwanza Police public relations officer Hope Kasakula says the car Minjale was driving hit four primary school learners as they were going home from school.
He further said at the time of the accident, the driver was coming from the side of Mwanza border post heading to Mwanza Trading Centre on a Toyota Ist registration number CK 5757, and abruptly switched lanes thereby hitting the pupils.
Out of the four, three girls were pronounced dead upon arrival at Mwanza District Hospital, while one boy is currently receiving treatment at the hospital after sustaining serious injuries.
Minjale hails from Benjamin village T/A Kanduku in the district and will soon appear in court for causing accident by reckless driving.
