Three officials die in crash

THREE officials from the Oluno Rehabilitation Centre died instantly on Saturday morning when the car they were travelling in collided with another vehicle at Iindangungu village, along the Ondangwa-Oshikango main road.

Senior officials from the prison identified the deceased as Warrant Officer Mirjam Kauna Lukas, Sergeant Irene Ndapewa Shipombo (daughter of former Defence Minister, the late Peter Mweshihange) and Sergeant Justus Uusiku. Two officials survived the crash with injuries and were admitted at the Onandjokwe Hospital.The four people who were in the other car which collided with the Prisons officials’ vehicle also survived.Three of them were seriously injured and admitted to the Onandjokwe Hospital.Witnesses said Oluno Prison officials were travelling from Ondangwa to Odibo to attend a funeral of the prison Chaplain’s wife.The other car was travelling from the direction of Oshikango to Ondangwa.NamPol Liaison Officer for Oshana and Oshikoto regions, Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda, told The Namibian yesterday that Police were investigating the cause of the accident.Hamukonda also told The Namibian that another serious car accident occurred at Omaalala village along the Ondangwa-Oshakati main road.Five people were seriously injured in the accident involving a taxi.Police in the North have appealed to motorists to drive carefully.Two officials survived the crash with injuries and were admitted at the Onandjokwe Hospital.The four people who were in the other car which collided with the Prisons officials’ vehicle also survived.Three of them were seriously injured and admitted to the Onandjokwe Hospital.Witnesses said Oluno Prison officials were travelling from Ondangwa to Odibo to attend a funeral of the prison Chaplain’s wife.The other car was travelling from the direction of Oshikango to Ondangwa.NamPol Liaison Officer for Oshana and Oshikoto regions, Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda, told The Namibian yesterday that Police were investigating the cause of the accident.Hamukonda also told The Namibian that another serious car accident occurred at Omaalala village along the Ondangwa-Oshakati main road.Five people were seriously injured in the accident involving a taxi.Police in the North have appealed to motorists to drive carefully.