A woman identified as Dyna Mwenegamba Gondwe 50, has died in a road accident after a motor vehicle she was traveling in collided with a freight liner truck at Wovwe in the district.

According to Public Relations Officer (PRO) for Karonga Police Station, Constable Margret Msiska, the accident took place around 20:00 hours at Wovwe trading center on Tuesday.

“We have established that on that particular day, Kenneth Gondwe, was driving a Toyota Sienta registration number CP 6403 from Chilumba heading Karonga boma with four passengers on board.

“Upon reaching Wovwe trading center, he started over taking a freight liner registration number MN 9188-KU 1067 heading the same direction. In the course of overtaking, he collided with it at the front edge and lost control of the vehicle due to over speeding,” said Msiska.

She added that the vehicle later hit one male pedestrian who was walking on the side of the road before hitting a road embarkment which made the vehicle to over turn twice before resting.

“Following the impact, the driver’s wife, Dyna Mwenegamba Gondwe, sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Nyungwe Health Center”, she added.

According to the police PRO, the driver and other three victims including the pedestrian sustained minor injuries and are receiving medical treatment at Nyungwe Health Center.

Gondwe hailed from Chivundiko village, Traditional Authority Wansambo in Karonga District.