Road accident claims three lives

BARELY five days after a horrific road accident claimed the lives of 12 people, three more people died on the road on Friday night.

Yesterday, Chief Inspector Hieronymus Goraseb said that a VW Polo, which was reportedly overtaking several cars on the road between Windhoek and Okahandja, crashed into an oncoming Toyota Hilux bakkie at around 19h00. The driver of the Polo, David (Dawie) Nel, aged 36, died on the spot.The driver of the bakkie, Kephas Hikevali Lucas, also known as Costa, aged 40, was also killed.A passenger in the bakkie, Milton Philemon Amaambo (43), also died on the scene.Two other passengers, both women, were admitted to the Katutura State Hospital on Friday night.* On Thursday, five French nationals were involved in an accident in the Kunene Region near Werda.Apparently the prop shaft of their Land Rover broke, causing the driver to lose control, and the vehicle overturned.Two French citizens were seriously injured and had to be flown to Windhoek for medical treatment.The other three foreigners were only slightly injured.* A 42-year-old woman committed suicide at Okahao in the North on Wednesday by jumping into a dam.Hertha Keendawala left a suicide note.Her body was retrieved from the dam after Police struggled for several hours to find it.* A two-year-old girl burnt to death at Omahapuzeva village near Ruacana early on Friday morning after the blanket in which she was wrapped caught fire.Komondjila Tjakukuta and her three-year-old brother had been left at a campfire.The mother tired to rescue the girl, but it was too late.* An 18-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted and raped at her house at Khorixas between 13h00 and 14h00 on Thursday.An 18-year-old man is being held in Police custody.* The Police have been conducting a crime-busting operation since the end of last week, causing the crime rate to drop a bit, Goraseb said yesterday.The operation continues.The driver of the Polo, David (Dawie) Nel, aged 36, died on the spot.The driver of the bakkie, Kephas Hikevali Lucas, also known as Costa, aged 40, was also killed.A passenger in the bakkie, Milton Philemon Amaambo (43), also died on the scene.Two other passengers, both women, were admitted to the Katutura State Hospital on Friday night.* On Thursday, five French nationals were involved in an accident in the Kunene Region near Werda.Apparently the prop shaft of their Land Rover broke, causing the driver to lose control, and the vehicle overturned.Two French citizens were seriously injured and had to be flown to Windhoek for medical treatment.The other three foreigners were only slightly injured.* A 42-year-old woman committed suicide at Okahao in the North on Wednesday by jumping into a dam.Hertha Keendawala left a suicide note.Her body was retrieved from the dam after Police struggled for several hours to find it.* A two-year-old girl burnt to death at Omahapuzeva village near Ruacana early on Friday morning after the blanket in which she was wrapped caught fire.Komondjila Tjakukuta and her three-year-old brother had been left at a campfire.The mother tired to rescue the girl, but it was too late.* An 18-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted and raped at her house at Khorixas between 13h00 and 14h00 on Thursday.An 18-year-old man is being held in Police custody.* The Police have been conducting a crime-busting operation since the end of last week, causing the crime rate to drop a bit, Goraseb said yesterday.The operation continues.