A person who is still unknown has died and other people have been seriously injured after the minibus they were traveling in overturned several times in Kawere village in Mponela in Dowa district.

Mponela police spokesperson Sergeant MacPatson Msadala has confirmed the matter by saying that the person is a woman and this happened when the BT 1907 Toyota Hiace minibus was carrying 15 people from Lilongwe to Kasungu.

He said that when it arrived at the Kawere, one of the tires of the car exploded because it was going too fast and the driver of the car, Gerald Julius, failed to drive properly which caused the accident.

The woman suffered head injuries and along with eight other people were taken to the Mponela hospital where it was found that he was already dead.

Msadala said three other unidentified people were also seriously injured and were taken to Dowa hospital where they are receiving help.