Three women have died while one has sustained injuries in Dowa district after a wall fail on them.

Confirming the development, Dowa Police spokesperson  Richard Kaponda said the incident happened at Bimphi Village Traditional Authority (TA)  Chiwele  in the district where the women went to collect clay soil to decollate their houses.

Postmortem result show that the three died of suffocation.

Meanwhile the injured Titani Nkhwazi has been referred to the hospital in the district.