Three lives lost in accident

Three people died on Saturday in a crash on the B8 road at Chetto in Bwabwata National Park, Zambezi region, after a Volvo station wagon carrying seven people collided with a Shackman truck at around midnight.

According to Zambezi Police Regional Commander Julia Sakuwa-Neo, the vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when they collided, causing the Volvo to overturn. Three of its occupants died at the scene, while three sustained serious injuries and one suffered minor injuries.

The truck driver sustained minor injuries, while its two passengers were unharmed. The deceased are three Namibian nationals whose names have been withheld pending notification of their next of kin.

-Eliot Ipinge