Mbeya. Six out of eight people injured in the tragic road accident that claimed 28 lives on the night between June 7 and 8 have been transferred to Mbeya Regional Referral Hospital for further treatment, as families continue collecting the bodies of the deceased.
The accident, which involved three vehicles, occurred along the Iwambi downhill stretch and claimed the lives of 27 people at the scene. One more person later died while receiving treatment at Ifisi Designated Hospital in Mbalizi Township, raising the death toll to 28.