Four die in horror crash
Four people died on Friday afternoon at Oshapapa village in Oshikoto Region in a head-on collision involving a Toyota Prado and a Toyota Hilux double-cab.
According to Oshikoto Region Police Crime Investigation Coordinator, Naomi Katjiua, the accident happened around 12:30 when the driver of the Toyota Prado, 66-year-old John Nakaambo from Omangundu village who was driving from Ondangwa to Omuthiya swerved to avoid cattle resulting in the fatal collision with the bakkie which was travelling from Walvis Bay to Ondangwa. Katjiua said Nakaambo who was travelling alone sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Toyota Hilux, Martin Mafita and three of the seven passengers, 35-year-old Frieda Wilbard, 11-year-old Tomas Mafita and 46-year-old Hilma Shikalakuti died on the spot. Katjiua said the four survivors, 24-year-old Valerie Vaulikeni, six-year-old Sylvia Mafita, Selma Shilongo and 10-month-old Kristine Mafita are all in a critical, but stable condition at a local hospital. A case of culpable homicide has been opened against Nakaambo.
KENYA KAMBOWE
According to Oshikoto Region Police Crime Investigation Coordinator, Naomi Katjiua, the accident happened around 12:30 when the driver of the Toyota Prado, 66-year-old John Nakaambo from Omangundu village who was driving from Ondangwa to Omuthiya swerved to avoid cattle resulting in the fatal collision with the bakkie which was travelling from Walvis Bay to Ondangwa. Katjiua said Nakaambo who was travelling alone sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Toyota Hilux, Martin Mafita and three of the seven passengers, 35-year-old Frieda Wilbard, 11-year-old Tomas Mafita and 46-year-old Hilma Shikalakuti died on the spot. Katjiua said the four survivors, 24-year-old Valerie Vaulikeni, six-year-old Sylvia Mafita, Selma Shilongo and 10-month-old Kristine Mafita are all in a critical, but stable condition at a local hospital. A case of culpable homicide has been opened against Nakaambo.
KENYA KAMBOWE
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