A 22-YEAR-OLD mother and her three-month-old baby girl were killed in a head-on collision on the Windhoek-Okahandja main road yesterday.
Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Christopher Munyika announced that the mother and her baby died on the spot. She has been identified as Iris Berenike Schaeffler.* Another motor vehicle collision in the capital yesterday claimed the life of taxi driver Paulus Johannes (48).According to Munyika, Johannes’s taxi collided with a breakdown truck at the corner of Independence Avenue and Indira Gandhi Street at around 09h30.Two passengers travelling in the taxi were injured and have been admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.She has been identified as Iris Berenike Schaeffler.* Another motor vehicle collision in the capital yesterday claimed the life of taxi driver Paulus Johannes (48).According to Munyika, Johannes’s taxi collided with a breakdown truck at the corner of Independence Avenue and Indira Gandhi Street at around 09h30.Two passengers travelling in the taxi were injured and have been admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.
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