Nine die in horror crash in North

NINE people died in a head-on collision near Oshakati on Friday.

The two cars – one travelling from Oshakati to Okahao and the other going in the opposite direction – collided at Olulongo village about 12 km west of Oshakati. The head of the Namibian Police in the North, Deputy Commissioner Joseph Anghuwo, told The Namibian that five people died on the spot while four died at the Oshakati State Hospital.Five of the 14 people who were in the two cars are still in hospital.One of the vehicles, believed to be a taxi, was allegedly overloaded, carrying nine people.Anghuwo said the other car, a Volkswagen, was carrying five people.The Volkswagen had reportedly been overtaking another vehicle when the driver spotted the oncoming car.Both cars swerved in the same direction and collided head-on.Fredrick Hamushila (28) from Onamundindi village in Omusati Region is one of the people who survived the accident.He is being treated for head injuries.He told The Namibian at Oshakati State Hospital that he was given a lift from Okahao in the Volkswagen.By yesterday afternoon, the Police had not yet released the names of the nine people who died because their families had not yet been notified.The head of the Namibian Police in the North, Deputy Commissioner Joseph Anghuwo, told The Namibian that five people died on the spot while four died at the Oshakati State Hospital.Five of the 14 people who were in the two cars are still in hospital.One of the vehicles, believed to be a taxi, was allegedly overloaded, carrying nine people.Anghuwo said the other car, a Volkswagen, was carrying five people.The Volkswagen had reportedly been overtaking another vehicle when the driver spotted the oncoming car.Both cars swerved in the same direction and collided head-on.Fredrick Hamushila (28) from Onamundindi village in Omusati Region is one of the people who survived the accident. He is being treated for head injuries.He told The Namibian at Oshakati State Hospital that he was given a lift from Okahao in the Volkswagen.By yesterday afternoon, the Police had not yet released the names of the nine people who died because their families had not yet been notified.