CONTROVERSY OVER MALAWI BUS EXPLOSION

MALAWI’s largest passenger association has rejected a government probe into the country’s deadliest bus accident yet, and demanded an independent commission of inquiry.Twelve commuters were killed and scores more injured when an overloaded Shire Bus Line double-decker exploded 40km from the capital Lilongwe on December 12. The bus was reportedly carrying 200 passengers at the time. Government investigators exonerated Shire Bus Line and instead blamed a passenger for the explosion. – African Eye News Service