Crashes claim five in Oshikoto
A young woman and three minor children died in a crash near Oshivelo on the B1 road on Sunday, while a 71-year-old man died in a separate crash.
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A woman and three children died on the spot after the pick-up truck they were travelling in collided with a sedan on the B1 road about 15 kilometres from Oshivelo in the Oshikoto Region on Sunday.
Oshikoto police commander, Commissioner Armas Shivute, confirmed the accident yesterday, saying it occurred at around 12:00. “The driver of the sedan was trying to overtake the pick-up, (while) the driver of the pick-up truck at the same time also tried to overtake another vehicle, without checking, and the two vehicles collided and overturned after their drivers lost control over them in the process,” said Shivute.
According to Shivute, the deceased were in the pick-up along with two other adults, including the driver, who survived with serious injuries and was taken to the Omuthiya District Hospital for treatment.
The three occupants of the sedan sustained no injuries. The deceased have been identified as Jaqueline Nehepo Nghilondonanye (21), Tutungeni Vladimir Ileka (nine), Tulongeni Anatoly Madvedve Ileka (three) and two-year-old Sergey Tupanduleni Lavron Ileka. Shivute also reported another fatality after a sports utility vehicle overturned when its 21-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle on the Tsintsabis-Mpungu road, also on Sunday. Six people, including the driver and the deceased, were in the vehicle and only two of them sustained injuries and were admitted to the Lombard Hospital in Tsumeb in a stable condition. Shivute identified the deceased as 71-year-old Johannes Mweshilitwa. The next of kin have been informed of their deaths. Police investigations continue.
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A woman and three children died on the spot after the pick-up truck they were travelling in collided with a sedan on the B1 road about 15 kilometres from Oshivelo in the Oshikoto Region on Sunday.
Oshikoto police commander, Commissioner Armas Shivute, confirmed the accident yesterday, saying it occurred at around 12:00. “The driver of the sedan was trying to overtake the pick-up, (while) the driver of the pick-up truck at the same time also tried to overtake another vehicle, without checking, and the two vehicles collided and overturned after their drivers lost control over them in the process,” said Shivute.
According to Shivute, the deceased were in the pick-up along with two other adults, including the driver, who survived with serious injuries and was taken to the Omuthiya District Hospital for treatment.
The three occupants of the sedan sustained no injuries. The deceased have been identified as Jaqueline Nehepo Nghilondonanye (21), Tutungeni Vladimir Ileka (nine), Tulongeni Anatoly Madvedve Ileka (three) and two-year-old Sergey Tupanduleni Lavron Ileka. Shivute also reported another fatality after a sports utility vehicle overturned when its 21-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle on the Tsintsabis-Mpungu road, also on Sunday. Six people, including the driver and the deceased, were in the vehicle and only two of them sustained injuries and were admitted to the Lombard Hospital in Tsumeb in a stable condition. Shivute identified the deceased as 71-year-old Johannes Mweshilitwa. The next of kin have been informed of their deaths. Police investigations continue.
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