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Four killed and five injured in crash in Rapale

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A crash involving two vehicles has killed four people and injured five in Mutivaze, Rapale district, Mozambique. One victim is in intensive care, while four others are receiving treatment at Nampula Central Hospital, according to the medical facility.

Four people have died and five others have been injured in an accident involving two vehicles in Mutivaze, Rapale district, Nampula province, according to Nampula Central Hospital. The hospital says one of the injured is in a serious condition.

Seven adults, four men and three women, were taken to the emergency department. Two died after being admitted, while two other victims had died at the scene. Of the five injured, one is in intensive care with multiple injuries. The others are being treated for injuries including head trauma, facial fractures and a lower-back contusion, the hospital said, urging road users to follow road safety rules.

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