26, including 2 children, die after minibus crashes into fuel tanker in Malawi

KASUNGU, Malawi, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — Twenty-six people, including two children, died after a minibus they were traveling in collided with a fuel tanker in western Malawi Thursday morning, police said.
The crash occurred in Kasungu district, on a road that connects the district’s trading center, Chinkhoma, to Mchinji, a district on the border with Zambia, a Kasungu police spokesperson confirmed to local media.
The minibus reportedly burst into fire after the crash, trapping all 26 people on board. ■