Three people have died while a child has sustained serious injuries in a road accident in Lilongwe on Tuesday.

Lilongwe Police Station Spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula told YFM that the incident happened after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

“What happened is that the driver for the vehicle that was coming from Airwing where they went to pick sand so when they reached at Crossroads Hotel the vehicle developed break failure so the driver managed to drive the vehicle up to where NICO house is where he hit two women.”

He said two women died on the spot and the other patient died later whilst receiving treatment.

“As lam speaking the boy is receiving treatment at Kamuzu Central Hospital where he has been admitted,” Dandaula said.

He said the driver for the vehicle has been detained at Lilongwe Police Station.