Kasungu Police spokesperson, Joseph Kachikho has confirmed the of an 8-year-old girl, identified as Maureen Fred, has died after a motor vehicle hit her.

Kachikho said the girl was crossing the road at Jailosi village in the district when a Toyota fortuner registration number CK 8513 driven by Catherine Mwafulira, 42, hit her while trying to cross the road.

According to police ,the minor died at Kasungu District Hospital where she was rushed to after sustaining head injuries and multiple fractures on her right leg.

The deceased hailed from Jailosi Village in the area of Tradition Authority Mwase in Kasungu.