Klein Aub-Rehoboth road accident victim identified
The man who died instantly last Sunday after the car he was travelling in overturned on the C24 Klein Aub-Rehoboth gravel road has been identified as 35-year-old Lesley Cornelius Strauss.
The Namibian Police Force's acting regional crime investigations coordinator, detective chief inspector Simon Hauwanga, confirmed the identity of the deceased to Nampa yesterday, saying Strauss was travelling with the driver Louis Strauss and female passenger Linda Garoës at the time of the accident, which occurred while on their way from Farm Marinehof.
“It is alleged that four kilometres to Rehoboth, another vehicle approached from behind. While in the process of giving way for the vehicle to overtake, the driver of the Nissan pick-up lost control of the vehicle and it overturned,” he said.
The incident happened between 16h30 and 17h00, and all three passengers were thrown out of the vehicle, killing the 35-year-old Strauss instantly.
The driver and Garoës were transported to St Mary's Hospital at Rehoboth with serious injuries.
The next of kin of the deceased have been informed. Police investigations into a case of culpable homicide continue.
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The Namibian Police Force's acting regional crime investigations coordinator, detective chief inspector Simon Hauwanga, confirmed the identity of the deceased to Nampa yesterday, saying Strauss was travelling with the driver Louis Strauss and female passenger Linda Garoës at the time of the accident, which occurred while on their way from Farm Marinehof.
“It is alleged that four kilometres to Rehoboth, another vehicle approached from behind. While in the process of giving way for the vehicle to overtake, the driver of the Nissan pick-up lost control of the vehicle and it overturned,” he said.
The incident happened between 16h30 and 17h00, and all three passengers were thrown out of the vehicle, killing the 35-year-old Strauss instantly.
The driver and Garoës were transported to St Mary's Hospital at Rehoboth with serious injuries.
The next of kin of the deceased have been informed. Police investigations into a case of culpable homicide continue.
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