At least 22 amateur footballers and supporters of their team have died in Malawi’s northern district of Karonga, after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned while driving back from a match.
A police statement said the vehicle carrying around 80 people flipped over on Saturday night after the driver failed to negotiate a bend and hit an embankment on the left side of the road.
Several other passengers were taken to hospital – at least 12 of them had injuries described as “serious”.
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera sent a condolence message to families of the deceased and ordered the disaster management affairs department to offer quick support to all the affected families.