THREE people, including a man and his daughter, died on the spot and 17 others were injured in an accident involving three cars near Omungwelume in the Ohangwena region shortly after midday on Friday.
The accident happened at a T-junction at Omaboolota, where the road from Omungwelume joins the Omafo-Outapi main road, when a BMW collided with a Toyota pickup transporting school children. The impact of the collision sent the pickup crashing into a stationary Toyota Corolla, causing serious damage.
Moses Petrus (53), his daughter, Linda Petrus, and Ndeshilenda Joseph died on the spot.
Both Linda and Ndeshilenda were pupils of Eengedjo Senior Secondary School at Omungwelume, where Petrus, who was driving the pickup, was a hostel supervisor. All 18 passengers were school children.
The 17 survivors, including the driver of the BMW, sustained injuries and were taken to the Engela District Hospital.
Ohangwena police spokesperson Abner Kaume Itumba said it was clear that the BMW was speeding while the pick-up was overloaded and apparently failed to stop at the T-junction.
“Traffic rules are clear. You stop at a T-junction and you abide by the speed limit at all times, mostly in populated areas such as Omaboolota. Our repeated warnings to motorists appear to have fallen on deaf ears and this is costing lives,” he said.
Meanwhile, three people died and two were injured in a separate accident in the Oshikoto region on Friday.
According to the police, the accident occurred between Oshivelo and Tsumeb on Friday afternoon when the front tyre of a Toyota Corolla burst and the vehicle overturned, killing driver Gabriel Kakoo Shivute (29),Windhoek-based police inspector Ndinelao Matheus (42) and 33-year-old Tjirambera Mongeri, from Iishanaputa village in the Omusati region.
Two other passengers, Abiatar Dimbulukweni (22) and Kertu Nghaamwa (28), were injured and admitted to the Lombard State Hospital at Tsumeb.
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