Four people died in a road accident involving a car belonging to Lunga Lunga Mp Khatib Mwashetani, Thursday afternoon.

According to reports the accident was caused by a tyre burst thus rolling several times before landing on the left side of the road..

The car was heading to Lunga Lunga from Kanana for campaigns.

The four who perished in the accident includes a driver, two bodyguards and media officer attached to the Mp's office.

The only survivor in the accident is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital.

The Mp was not in the car during the accident.

In his statement the Mp alleged that the car had been tempered with.

"We believe that the four wheel drive car was tampered with the previous night resulting to the cause of death of Five colleagues. My sincere condolences to the families and #Teammwashetani fraternity for the great loss." Said Mwashetani.