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3 killed in head-on crashes

3 killed in head-on crashes

THREE people have been killed in two road collisions in which sedan cars crashed head-on into trucks in the Rehoboth and Usakos areas last week.

Basil Raleigh Lewis (54) and Hester Catharina Lewis (60) died between 05h00 and 06h00 on Wednesday when the Toyota Corolla they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck about two kilometres south of Rehoboth, the Namibian Police announced yesterday. The two victims died at the accident scene.The truck driver was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital at Rehoboth.Another head-on collision between a truck and a Toyota Corolla took place near Usakos at about 19h00 on Thursday, the Police said.In this incident, a man who was alone in the sedan vehicle died, while the driver of the truck escaped unhurt.The victim’s name and age were not yet released by the Police yesterday.* In northern Namibia, Amukoshi Malakia (30) died on the spot at Eko cuca shops at Olupumbu, a village in the Uukwambi area, at about 10h00 on Thursday, when his cousin allegedly shot him accidentally on the right side of his jaw.The two victims died at the accident scene.The truck driver was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital at Rehoboth.Another head-on collision between a truck and a Toyota Corolla took place near Usakos at about 19h00 on Thursday, the Police said.In this incident, a man who was alone in the sedan vehicle died, while the driver of the truck escaped unhurt.The victim’s name and age were not yet released by the Police yesterday.* In northern Namibia, Amukoshi Malakia (30) died on the spot at Eko cuca shops at Olupumbu, a village in the Uukwambi area, at about 10h00 on Thursday, when his cousin allegedly shot him accidentally on the right side of his jaw.

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