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Three people have died while two others sustained serious injuries in a road traffic accident which happened yesterday around 19:30 hours at Mtetezi area about 18 Kilometres east of Katete district after the vehicle they were in hit into a stationary truck along the Great East Road.
Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Rae Hamoonga says among the deceased are two female adults and one male adult while the driver sustained serious injuries.
Mr Hamoonga says the deceased were passengers in a Toyota Sprinter Registration ABJ 8417 that was driven by Grayford Phiri aged 30 years of Mukanda village in Chipata which hit into a stationary Scania truck registration number ABM 6038 driven by an unknown driver.
He says the deceased have been identified as Maureen Mumba aged 21, Davison Lungu aged 39 and Banda other name not known all of Nyimba District.
He says the fourth passenger Moses Zulu aged 27 escaped unhurt.
Mr Hamoonga adds that the driver of the Scania truck has been charged for Obstruction of the road by motor whilst the driver of the Sprinter will be charged with three counts of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving.