13 killed on roads
The carnage on Namibia's roads continued this weekend with the death toll rising to 13 fatalities, which includes the mass casualty in which eight people were killed in single crash.
According to the police, three of their officers were killed in an accident on Saturday while travelling towards Omaruru.
The accident occurred at about 19:00 when a police Toyota Quantum with 12 occupants, including the 38-year-old driver, was travelling on the road from Kalkfeld to Omaruru.
Apparently the left rear tyre burst which caused the driver to lose control over the vehicle and it overturned.
Two passengers died at the scene while another passenger died at the Omaruru State Hospital.
Other passengers, including the driver, sustained serious to slight injuries and were taken to Omaruru State Hospital and Katutura State Hospital, respectively. The deceased were identified as the 40-year-old Sergeant Paulina Nakale Haufiku, the 34-year-old Sergeant Haididila Paulus Likuwa and the 42-year-old Sergeant Allan Hoebeb.
In another accident on Saturday a one-year-old baby girl died.
It is alleged that the 27-year-old driver of a Toyota Corolla with four adults and two babies were on their way from Windhoek to Gobabis when the front left tyre burst causing the driver to lose control of the car and it overturned.
The one-year-old Ester Angula died at the scene while all other occupants sustained injuries and were treated at Gobabis State Hospital.
In a separate accident on Friday on the C14 gravel road about 85 km towards Walvis Bay from Windhoek, a driver lost control of his car and one passenger died in the accident.
According to the police the 25-year-old driver of a Nissan station wagon carrying four occupants including the driver was travelling from Windhoek towards Walvis Bay. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. The 38-year-old Jeremia Hoeb died instantly and three other occupants sustained serious injuries and were taken to the hospital in Walvis Bay.
As was earlier reported, a family of eight who were returning from a funeral in Outjo this weekend all perished in a horrible crash on the B1 road between Otjiwarongo and Otavi.
The accident occurred shortly before 15:00 on Friday just outside of Otjiwarongo after a collision involving a sedan and a bakkie.
The family, who were travelling in the sedan were coming from a funeral of a family member in Outjo.
The sedan was coming from the direction of Otjiwarongo, while the bakkie was driving from Otavi. The vehicles caught fire and four adults and four children burnt beyond recognition.
ELLANIE SMIT
According to the police, three of their officers were killed in an accident on Saturday while travelling towards Omaruru.
The accident occurred at about 19:00 when a police Toyota Quantum with 12 occupants, including the 38-year-old driver, was travelling on the road from Kalkfeld to Omaruru.
Apparently the left rear tyre burst which caused the driver to lose control over the vehicle and it overturned.
Two passengers died at the scene while another passenger died at the Omaruru State Hospital.
Other passengers, including the driver, sustained serious to slight injuries and were taken to Omaruru State Hospital and Katutura State Hospital, respectively. The deceased were identified as the 40-year-old Sergeant Paulina Nakale Haufiku, the 34-year-old Sergeant Haididila Paulus Likuwa and the 42-year-old Sergeant Allan Hoebeb.
In another accident on Saturday a one-year-old baby girl died.
It is alleged that the 27-year-old driver of a Toyota Corolla with four adults and two babies were on their way from Windhoek to Gobabis when the front left tyre burst causing the driver to lose control of the car and it overturned.
The one-year-old Ester Angula died at the scene while all other occupants sustained injuries and were treated at Gobabis State Hospital.
In a separate accident on Friday on the C14 gravel road about 85 km towards Walvis Bay from Windhoek, a driver lost control of his car and one passenger died in the accident.
According to the police the 25-year-old driver of a Nissan station wagon carrying four occupants including the driver was travelling from Windhoek towards Walvis Bay. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. The 38-year-old Jeremia Hoeb died instantly and three other occupants sustained serious injuries and were taken to the hospital in Walvis Bay.
As was earlier reported, a family of eight who were returning from a funeral in Outjo this weekend all perished in a horrible crash on the B1 road between Otjiwarongo and Otavi.
The accident occurred shortly before 15:00 on Friday just outside of Otjiwarongo after a collision involving a sedan and a bakkie.
The family, who were travelling in the sedan were coming from a funeral of a family member in Outjo.
The sedan was coming from the direction of Otjiwarongo, while the bakkie was driving from Otavi. The vehicles caught fire and four adults and four children burnt beyond recognition.
ELLANIE SMIT
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