Malawi FA president Nyamilandu survives crash, wife dead

Posted On Sunday, 30th September 2012

Walter Nyamilandu and the late wife Maria

The wife of Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has been killed in a car crash in which he was also hurt.

Maria Inglis was travelling with her husband from Blantyre to Lilongwe to watch the semifinal match of the Standard Bank Cup involving Bullets FC and Mighty Wanderers when their vehicle crushed near Phalula in Balaka.

Police spokesman in the area, Titani Chadwala, said Nyamirandu lost control of the car as he passed with another vehicle .

“The car overturned three times,” Chadwala said.

Nyasa Times has established that four others including Nyamilandu were receiving treatment at a hospital.

Mrs Nyamilandu was pronounced dead upon arrival at Bakaka District Hospital.

The FAM president was admitted to Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre where he was receiving treatment for the injuries he sustained in the accident.

His son Allansten was also seriously injured and is receiving treatment at the hospital.

FAM CEO Suzgo Nyirenda confirmed to Nyasa Times in an interview that Nyamilandu was “stable”, adding that doctors would give further details in due course.

Nyamilandu late last year lost his former wife Rehana Surtee Manda, one of the pioneers of Television Malawi

Rehana and Walter had two children together who were under the mothering of Maria.

Meanwhile, another female passenger, Effie Kadzakumanja, who suffered serious injuries in the accident, died on Saturday in hospital in Blantyre.

Source: Nyasa Times

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Yahoo BB. Japan says:

September 30, 2012 at 9:47 am

Oh very sad story.

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kuukuphilly says:

September 30, 2012 at 11:42 am

oh wut a tragedy,my sympathy to all malawians..

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bbc says:

September 30, 2012 at 1:11 pm

This is a very sad news than the Nation cup qualifier between Ghana and Malawi. We put humanity first before anything else therefore i would like to express my sympathy to all the malawi people as well as the families of the victims. May their souls rest in peace in God’s name.

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cofie says:

September 30, 2012 at 3:08 pm

Sory, our condolences. But the agony will be doubled by the plack stars next month. and i know you will blame it on this unfortunate tragedy

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OGYAM says:

September 30, 2012 at 3:16 pm

SORRY TO HEAR THIS, MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PEACE, TO WALTER, I SAY , HAVE MY SYMPATHY ND SPEEDY RECOVERY.MAY THE GOOD LORD GRANT YOU THE STRENGTH TO OVERCOME THIS.

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kimco says:

September 30, 2012 at 3:23 pm

@ cofie, wierd i wanted to post exactly that. Maybe cos we have the same name. Lol. But my condolensences to the fa president, sad we will deepen ur sorrow.

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selfmade says:

September 30, 2012 at 3:57 pm

Sorry man but god ll see u thru….. may the soul of his wife rest in peace and the other passenger too…. we came to the world through the womb and exit thru the tomb!!!!

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sunday says:

September 30, 2012 at 4:17 pm

MY SYMPATHY

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Dr Who says:

September 30, 2012 at 8:52 pm

I heap my condolence to the Malawian football fratenity.

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zambian says:

September 30, 2012 at 9:49 pm

Condolences to the Malawian football fraternity

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Charles mensah says:

September 30, 2012 at 10:04 pm

What a pity! What a tragedy! It is very sad and hard to take when a wife dies and another dies again the following year. With sorrow filling our heart, we enthreat you to be comforted. Wishing you speedy recovery.!!!

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bibo says:

October 1, 2012 at 1:29 am

Thanx should go to Ghanaian football followers for showing their human heart in joing us to condole our FAM president.The antagonistic talk about our teams should not seperate us in sharing grief, for in God we are one.We talk about our teams just to show pride and patriotism otherwise we are African brothers.The Ghanaian team will enjoy our first class hospitality at a top hotel in our capital and will feel at home in the “Warm Heart of Africa”.

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