Man found dead near burnt-out car

THE Police at Oshakati are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near a burnt-out car in Oshakati West on Friday evening.

A security guard told the Police that he saw the car crashing into a fence and bursting into flames. The guard said he noticed somebody pleading for help, but did not approach him because he was afraid the man might be armed.The guard called the Police and the town’s fire brigade extinguished the fire.About twenty metres from the burnt car, the Police found the body of a man.Oshana Police spokesman Constable Jonas Slogan Matheus told The Namibian that the Police are investigating the incident.Constable Matheus said the deceased had been identified as Shivute Immanuel Ishitile (36) from Oshakati, who was working in Windhoek.”We were told that he came to Oshakati from Windhoek to visit family members,” he said.A relative of Ishitile told The Namibian that he had been accompanied by a friend, who was not injured in the accident.The friend pulled Ishitile from the car when it started burning, and pulled him away from the car before going to look for help.The guard said he noticed somebody pleading for help, but did not approach him because he was afraid the man might be armed.The guard called the Police and the town’s fire brigade extinguished the fire.About twenty metres from the burnt car, the Police found the body of a man.Oshana Police spokesman Constable Jonas Slogan Matheus told The Namibian that the Police are investigating the incident.Constable Matheus said the deceased had been identified as Shivute Immanuel Ishitile (36) from Oshakati, who was working in Windhoek.”We were told that he came to Oshakati from Windhoek to visit family members,” he said.A relative of Ishitile told The Namibian that he had been accompanied by a friend, who was not injured in the accident.The friend pulled Ishitile from the car when it started burning, and pulled him away from the car before going to look for help.