Accident on Reho-Whk road claims five
Five people including a child died in a horrific car crash involving a tractor on Friday evening just north of Rehoboth.
Nampol spokesperson Warrant Officer Immanuel Lazarus confirmed the crash saying a Mercedes Benz collided with a Tractor.
According to him the passenger of the Mercedes Benz was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene while its driver walked off in a daze into the nearby bushes and is yet to be found. The child, 6, was sitting on the passenger's lap.
He added that the driver of the tractor sustained serious injuries and was admitted at the St Mary's Hospital in Rehoboth. While information is still scanty, it appears as though a few minutes later at the same scene a Volkswagen Jetta rolled over a few meters before it came to a standstill on its wheels.
At the time of going to press, it was still unclear as to what caused the Jetta to overturn.
“Three adults and a child died on the spot, but the driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to the Windhoek Central Hospital,” he said. According to Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund the accident took place around 21:31 on Friday evening roughly 10 kilometres outside Rehoboth en-route to Windhoek. In a statement, the MVA Fund expressed its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends, colleagues and community members of the deceased. In a statement by the MVA Fund CEO Rosalia Martins-Hausiku the fund encouraged the families to contact the nearest MVA Fund Service Centre for assistance with relevant claims such as funeral grant and loss of support for the dependents of the deceased, as well as loss of income, injury grant, and medical expenses for the injured. “We assure the families of our highest regard during the claims process,” she said.
JEMIMA BEUKES
Nampol spokesperson Warrant Officer Immanuel Lazarus confirmed the crash saying a Mercedes Benz collided with a Tractor.
According to him the passenger of the Mercedes Benz was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene while its driver walked off in a daze into the nearby bushes and is yet to be found. The child, 6, was sitting on the passenger's lap.
He added that the driver of the tractor sustained serious injuries and was admitted at the St Mary's Hospital in Rehoboth. While information is still scanty, it appears as though a few minutes later at the same scene a Volkswagen Jetta rolled over a few meters before it came to a standstill on its wheels.
At the time of going to press, it was still unclear as to what caused the Jetta to overturn.
“Three adults and a child died on the spot, but the driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to the Windhoek Central Hospital,” he said. According to Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund the accident took place around 21:31 on Friday evening roughly 10 kilometres outside Rehoboth en-route to Windhoek. In a statement, the MVA Fund expressed its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends, colleagues and community members of the deceased. In a statement by the MVA Fund CEO Rosalia Martins-Hausiku the fund encouraged the families to contact the nearest MVA Fund Service Centre for assistance with relevant claims such as funeral grant and loss of support for the dependents of the deceased, as well as loss of income, injury grant, and medical expenses for the injured. “We assure the families of our highest regard during the claims process,” she said.
JEMIMA BEUKES
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