Four fatalities in Malawi VP’s funeral convoy.
A vehicle in Malawi’s late vice president’s funeral convoy collided with mourners in Ntcheu village on Sunday night, resulting in four deaths and 12 injuries. The incident occurred as the convoy was transporting Saulos Chilima’s body to his home village of Nsipe for burial. Chilima and eight others had tragically died earlier in the week in a plane crash. The convoy encountered tension along the route, with mourners demanding to see the coffin, leading to some disturbances including roadblocks and stone-throwing incidents. Chilima’s party has called for an investigation into the plane crash, emphasizing the need for clarity on how the aircraft went missing and crashed in Chikangawa Forest amidst dense fog
