Guard accidentally shoots two
A security guard was arrested this week for accidentally shooting two bystanders while aiming at two suspects.
According to the police, a 22-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were shot in the foot and the leg at Uukwamatsi Bar at the Single Quarters in Katutura on Wednesday evening.
The 46-year-old security guard of Shilimela Company was apparently shooting at two suspects who had snatched a cellphone from a female customer. The guard was arrested.
On Tuesday, a 28-year-old man sustained serious injuries while unloading containers at the port of Walvis Bay.
The dock worker lost communication with a crane operator and was hit by a container being unloaded from a ship. He was admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.
A collision at Onembaba Village claimed the life of 36-year-old Kambala Josua on Wednesday afternoon. A passenger sustained slight injuries and the other driver was seriously in jured. It is alleged that Josua, who was driving a Corolla, indicated that he wanted to turn left and then turned right. The driver of an Iveco truck, who overtook him, smashed into his car. On Wednesday evening, 32-year-old Leroy van Wyk died in a crash on the B1 road between Rehoboth and Windhoek. According to the police, a car carrying five people overturned and rolled a few times, crushing Van Wyk who had been thrown out of the vehicle.
The other four people were admitted to Windhoek hospitals with serious injuries. According to witnesses, the passengers were trapped in the car and were rescued with the Jaws of Life.
STAFF REPORTER
According to the police, a 22-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were shot in the foot and the leg at Uukwamatsi Bar at the Single Quarters in Katutura on Wednesday evening.
The 46-year-old security guard of Shilimela Company was apparently shooting at two suspects who had snatched a cellphone from a female customer. The guard was arrested.
On Tuesday, a 28-year-old man sustained serious injuries while unloading containers at the port of Walvis Bay.
The dock worker lost communication with a crane operator and was hit by a container being unloaded from a ship. He was admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.
A collision at Onembaba Village claimed the life of 36-year-old Kambala Josua on Wednesday afternoon. A passenger sustained slight injuries and the other driver was seriously in jured. It is alleged that Josua, who was driving a Corolla, indicated that he wanted to turn left and then turned right. The driver of an Iveco truck, who overtook him, smashed into his car. On Wednesday evening, 32-year-old Leroy van Wyk died in a crash on the B1 road between Rehoboth and Windhoek. According to the police, a car carrying five people overturned and rolled a few times, crushing Van Wyk who had been thrown out of the vehicle.
The other four people were admitted to Windhoek hospitals with serious injuries. According to witnesses, the passengers were trapped in the car and were rescued with the Jaws of Life.
STAFF REPORTER
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