\nOPUWO: Four people died when the sedan they were travelling in collided with a truck on the Opuwo-Ovinjange road on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Namibian Police Force’s spokesperson for the Kunene Region, inspector Vehangaiza Ruiter, told Nampa the accident occurred around 15h38, when a Toyota Paso sedan driving from Opuwo toward Okangwati attempted to overtake a truck.<\/p>\n
The driver allegedly lost control over the vehicle and it collided with the oncoming truck before overturning.<\/p>\n
Ruiter said the sedan, which operated as a taxi in Opuwo, had eight passengers, four of whom were taken to the Opuwo State Hospital with minor injuries.<\/p>\n
The truck driver and three of his passengers also suffered minor injuries. Both drivers had valid driver’s licences.<\/p>\n
The next of kin of a 40-year-old man and seven-month-old baby boy who died in the accident have been informed. The police were yet to inform the relatives of the other two people who died in the accident.<\/p>\n
Police investigations continue.<\/p>\n
Source: The Namibia Press Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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