One student from Marymount Secondary School while 50 others are battling with their lives at Mzimba District Hospital after a bus they were travelling in was involved in an accident at Luviri on Monday afternoon.

Mmbelwa district council director of health and social services Dr Angelo Mwaungulu confirmed of the development in an interview with the press.

According Mwaungulu, 25 of the 50 students are admitted at Mzimba District Hospital while other have been treated as outpatient.

He further revealed that three students are in critical condition.

Northern region police spokesperson Maurice Chapola has also confirmed of the accident.

It is suspected that the driver of the bus was speeding.

“Due to speeding he lost control of the bus and hit the right side road embankment,” said Chapola.

The school’s head teacher Linly Chavula said the bus that was involved in the accident was one of five buses carrying students to the school.

“The students left in five buses which were booked by parents and bus number four is the one which was involved in an accident,” said Chavula.

She said the other four buses did not report any incident and arrived at the school safely.