Four pedestrians killed by cars

JANA-MARI SMITHWINDHOEKAt least four pedestrians were killed by cars and several people were injured in car crashes over the New Year’s weekend.A 46-year-old man died in Walvis Bay on 1 January after he was hit by a car while crossing Tom Swemmer Street. A case of culpable homicide and reckless driving was opened against the 56-year-old driver of the car. The incident took place at around 02:00 in the morning.Another case of culpable homicide was opened against a 26-year-old man in Oshikango on Friday last week, after he hit and killed a 66-year-old pedestrian who was crossing the street.The police are also investigating a case of reckless and negligent driving after a pedestrian was hit by a car on the Rundu-Nkurenkuru road at around 05:00 on 1 January.The police reported that a 19-year-old man was found unconscious in the road. His injuries indicated that he had been hit by a car, and debris at the scene, including broken pieces from a silver car, and a mudguard, indicated the man was hit by a vehicle. The man was taken to hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.Another case of culpable homicide was opened at Omuthiya on 1 January, after a 57-year-old woman died from her injuries after she was hit by a car on the road between Omuthiya and Ondangwa on 1 January.Reckless endangermentMeanwhile, the police reported that on 31 December, just before 23:00, a 28-year-old man was arrested for drunk and reckless and negligent driving, near Rehoboth, after he lost control of the vehicle which overturned with the driver and five passengers, including an infant, in the car.The driver was admitted to hospital under police guard, while the rest of the passengers, aged four months, 13, 24, 28, 38 and 73, escaped without injuries.A case of reckless and negligent driving was opened on 31 December against a police officer attached to Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s VIP protection team, who overturned a government Hilux double-cab assigned to the prime minister’s motorcade.The police report stated that the vehicle’s tyre burst, causing the driver to lose control and the vehicle to overturn. A 50-year-old female passenger sustained serious injuries and was taken to Rundu hospital for treatment. Two youngsters, aged 9 and 15, sustained slight injuries.Another case of culpable homicide was opened after a 26-year-old man lost control and overturned the Nissan Note car in which he and six other passengers were driving on Friday, on a gravel road around 20 kilometres from Okakarara. All passengers survived, though many sustained injuries in the accident.On 1 January, a major accident took place between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, at around 21:30. Two vehicles travelling towards Walvis Bay collided after the first vehicle tried to avoid crashing into a third car that was parked in the middle of the road, obstructing the traffic.While the first vehicle tried to swerve out of the way, the vehicle behind it crashed into the stationary car.A man who had been sitting in the stationary vehicle was fatally injured.No other passengers involved in the three-car pile-up sustained life-threatening injuries.

Four pedestrians killed by cars

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-16

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Four pedestrians killed by cars

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