Seven people died in a road accident on Sunday night when a pick-up truck and a long distance minibus collided head-on near Okapuka Game Farm on the Windhoek-Okahandja main road in Namibia.
Amongst the seven deceased persons were two children.
Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol), Lieutenant-General Sebastian Ndeitunga told the media of the fatal road accident during a briefing held at the NamPol Headquarters in the capital today.
According to the police chief, the accident occurred at about 11 hours (23 hours) Sunday night when the driver of the minibus attempted to overtake another vehicle at a hill where the overtaking of vehicles is strictly prohibited by a solid line. The minibus was on its way to the North.
The driver of the minibus could not see the on coming vehicle, and caused the head-on-collision which claimed lives of the seven persons.
The bakkie (Pick up truck) caught fire as a result of the impact of the collision,
And three people who were travelling in that car were burnt to ashes. But one was thrown out and survived. He is now in a critical condition in the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek.
The four people, who died in the minibus, were just passengers on their way to the North for the festive season.
Ndeitunga said the identities or names of the seven deceased persons cannot yet be made public because their next of kin and relatives were still to be informed.
Meanwhile, three other passengers in the minibus who sustained serious injuries are now receiving medical treatment in the Katutura State Hospital.
One of them is reportedly still in a coma in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The other two injured persons, one of whom is the driver of the minibus, are reported to be in a stable condition, said Ndeitunga.
The driver of the minibus sustained injuries on the chest.
“This person (driver of the minibus) should be charged with criminal negligence for his deadly decisions and consequences. He must be guarded by members of the Namibian Police Force until he is discharged from hospital,” the police chief said.
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