B1 crash claims three
Three men died on the Okahandja-Otjiwarongo road yesterday morning when their vehicles collided after one of the cars had crashed into a cow standing in the road.
Otjozondjupa police spokesperson Maureen Mbeha said the accident occurred 7 km south of Otjiwarongo around 05:30.
The deceased were aged 45, 37 and 30.
“The accident involved eight people of whom three were in a Toyota double cab, three in a Volkswagen Polo and two in a Ford Ranger,” Mbeha said.
It is alleged that the driver of the double cab hit a cow and lost control over the vehicle.
The double cab collided with the Polo and Ford Ranger, which were driving in the opposite direction.
Mbeha said the 30-year-old driver of the Polo, Petrus Nauyoma and Salomo Ndjimba, 45, and passenger in the double cab died instantly, while Johannes Ndjimba, also a passenger in the double cab, aged 37, died upon arrival at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital.
The 43-year-old driver of the double cab and a 30-year-old woman who was travelling in the Polo sustained serious injuries.
Mbeha said the 28-year-old driver of the Ford Ranger, his 42-year-old passenger and an 18-year-old occupant of the Polo survived the accident with slight injuries.
Police investigations continue.
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Otjozondjupa police spokesperson Maureen Mbeha said the accident occurred 7 km south of Otjiwarongo around 05:30.
The deceased were aged 45, 37 and 30.
“The accident involved eight people of whom three were in a Toyota double cab, three in a Volkswagen Polo and two in a Ford Ranger,” Mbeha said.
It is alleged that the driver of the double cab hit a cow and lost control over the vehicle.
The double cab collided with the Polo and Ford Ranger, which were driving in the opposite direction.
Mbeha said the 30-year-old driver of the Polo, Petrus Nauyoma and Salomo Ndjimba, 45, and passenger in the double cab died instantly, while Johannes Ndjimba, also a passenger in the double cab, aged 37, died upon arrival at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital.
The 43-year-old driver of the double cab and a 30-year-old woman who was travelling in the Polo sustained serious injuries.
Mbeha said the 28-year-old driver of the Ford Ranger, his 42-year-old passenger and an 18-year-old occupant of the Polo survived the accident with slight injuries.
Police investigations continue.
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