Nurse dies in ambulance accident, five die in collision

A STATE ambulance overturned about 83 kilometres north of Okahandja on Tuesday, killing a nurse, O Hautemo, a passenger in the vehicle.

The Police reported at the end of last week that the Toyota Hi-Ace Bus left the road at about 06h30 when its front left tyre burst and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The driver, Selma Amadhila (34), sustained serious back injuries while her husband Alfred Amadhila broke his left arm.Hautemo (40) was stationed at the Oshakati Hospital.The ambulance was travelling from Windhoek to Oshakati.* On Tuesday five passengers died and 19 were injured when an Iveco Bus collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla.The accident occurred about 30 kilometres outside of Otavi on the way to Otjiwarongo.Four of the deceased, two males and two females, were travelling in the bus which burst into flames after the crash.Their bodies were badly burned and have not yet been identified.Another passenger, Shevanja Tangi Utsi, died at the Otjiwarongo Hospital.An 82 year old German holidaymaker travelling in the sedan vehicle, Hans Karel Franz Erick Branne, died on the spot.The driver, Selma Amadhila (34), sustained serious back injuries while her husband Alfred Amadhila broke his left arm.Hautemo (40) was stationed at the Oshakati Hospital.The ambulance was travelling from Windhoek to Oshakati.* On Tuesday five passengers died and 19 were injured when an Iveco Bus collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla.The accident occurred about 30 kilometres outside of Otavi on the way to Otjiwarongo.Four of the deceased, two males and two females, were travelling in the bus which burst into flames after the crash.Their bodies were badly burned and have not yet been identified.Another passenger, Shevanja Tangi Utsi, died at the Otjiwarongo Hospital.An 82 year old German holidaymaker travelling in the sedan vehicle, Hans Karel Franz Erick Branne, died on the spot.