Nlonako: Four students perish in road accident

Three students onboard a motorbike and the bike rider died in Nlonako on Wednesday 27 after their bike collided head-on with a public transport mini bus.

Two of the three students, Ndouanla and Nyadjomo, and the bike rider yet to be identified died on-the-spot while the last student who survived the accident died in the Nkongsamba Regional Hospital early yesterday morning.

As the story unfolds, the victims who are all form three students in Government Bilingual High School Njombe, travelled to Nkongsamba in the Moungo Division to cheer their school mates taking part in an interschool competition dubbed school challenge. On their way back to Njombe, the bike they board collided with the mini bus at about 6:30pm at Nlonako in the Moungo Division.

Immediately, the Divisional Ofiicer for Nlonako, Brigade Commander and Fire Fighters from Nkongsamba arrived the scene, took the bodies and wounded to the mortuary and hospital respectively. Just one person was wounded in the mini bus while all four onboard the bike died. The accident is blamed on excess speed and non respect of the road code.