Soccer player dies in car accident

A PLAYER for Oshakati City football club, Immanuel Shilulu (23), also known as ‘Pele’, died after he was hit by a car on the main road between Oshakati and Ongwediva early yesterday morning.

Shilulu was on his way home to Oshakati around 02h00 after attending a music concert at Ongwediva. He and three friends disembarked from a taxi near the Kandjengeti informal settlement and were crossing the road when Shilulu and a young woman were hit by a Government car.The Government car then slammed into the taxi and another passing car.Shilulu died on the spot, while the young woman was seriously injured and admitted to the intensive care unit of the Oshakati State Hospital.The other two men escaped unhurt.Shilulu is survived by his father, Titus Shilulu, his mother, Taimi Shilulu, and his brothers and sisters.The president of Oshakati City, Ben Hauwanga, said the club had lost a dedicated football player who could easily have made it into the national team.The Police are investigating the accident.He and three friends disembarked from a taxi near the Kandjengeti informal settlement and were crossing the road when Shilulu and a young woman were hit by a Government car.The Government car then slammed into the taxi and another passing car.Shilulu died on the spot, while the young woman was seriously injured and admitted to the intensive care unit of the Oshakati State Hospital.The other two men escaped unhurt.Shilulu is survived by his father, Titus Shilulu, his mother, Taimi Shilulu, and his brothers and sisters.The president of Oshakati City, Ben Hauwanga, said the club had lost a dedicated football player who could easily have made it into the national team.The Police are investigating the accident.