Six die in Easter road accidents

AT least six people died in road accidents across the country between Thursday and yesterday morning.

During the same period last year, 23 deaths were reported on the country’s national roads. In the most serious accident reported so far, four people died on the road between Grootfontein and Otavi on Thursday night when a bus collided with a truck.The bodies of the deceased have all been transported to the Tsumeb Police mortuary, and by yesterday only the driver of the minibus and one other had been identified.They are Kamwi Patrick (28), and Minyoyi Alex Simalumba (52).The Tsumeb Police reported a fifth casualty on Sunday, after a Toyota sedan overturned on the main road between Tsumeb and Oshivelo that afternoon.According to the Police, Veronica Neumbo (27) died and two other passengers sustained slight injuries when the driver of the car they were travelling in, 29-year-old Lazarus Nafidi, lost control of the vehicle.Nafidi himself sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to the Tsumeb State hospital.The Karas Region reported one death on Friday, after a VW Jetta overturned on the road between Luederitz and Aus.Melanie Frans (18) died on the scene, while Anthony Shipanga (20) was slightly injured during the accident, which appears to have been caused by a burst tyre.The driver of the car survived without any injuries, the Police report.Meanwhile, the five occupants of a Toyota Tazz that overturned on the road between Otjiwarongo and Okakarara on Friday morning all survived the accident.Four people were injured, the Police reported – two seriously and two slightly injured.The slightly injured were Zambian and German citizens, while both seriously injured were Namibian.* The Easter weekend was not without incident for vehicle owners in Windhoek.The Police reported the theft of four vehicles between Thursday and Saturday.A white Ford Lazer stolen from outside the Marcedonia Congregation Church on Friday night was recovered by Police at the permanent roadblock between Windhoek and Rehoboth later that night.The owner of the car had been attending a memorial service.The vehicle has been handed back to the owner and two suspects are behind bars.At Brakwater outside Windhoek, two bakkies, a Toyota Hilux and a Chevrolet, were stolen from a plot on Saturday.Both vehicles were recovered yesterday morning, and four suspects have been arrested.A Toyota Hilux that was stolen from Windhoek’s Southern Industrial Area on Thursday afternoon has not been recovered yet.The vehicle’s registration number is N39748W, Police reported, requesting the assistance of the public in recovering it.In the most serious accident reported so far, four people died on the road between Grootfontein and Otavi on Thursday night when a bus collided with a truck.The bodies of the deceased have all been transported to the Tsumeb Police mortuary, and by yesterday only the driver of the minibus and one other had been identified.They are Kamwi Patrick (28), and Minyoyi Alex Simalumba (52).The Tsumeb Police reported a fifth casualty on Sunday, after a Toyota sedan overturned on the main road between Tsumeb and Oshivelo that afternoon.According to the Police, Veronica Neumbo (27) died and two other passengers sustained slight injuries when the driver of the car they were travelling in, 29-year-old Lazarus Nafidi, lost control of the vehicle.Nafidi himself sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to the Tsumeb State hospital. The Karas Region reported one death on Friday, after a VW Jetta overturned on the road between Luederitz and Aus.Melanie Frans (18) died on the scene, while Anthony Shipanga (20) was slightly injured during the accident, which appears to have been caused by a burst tyre.The driver of the car survived without any injuries, the Police report.Meanwhile, the five occupants of a Toyota Tazz that overturned on the road between Otjiwarongo and Okakarara on Friday morning all survived the accident.Four people were injured, the Police reported – two seriously and two slightly injured.The slightly injured were Zambian and German citizens, while both seriously injured were Namibian.* The Easter weekend was not without incident for vehicle owners in Windhoek.The Police reported the theft of four vehicles between Thursday and Saturday.A white Ford Lazer stolen from outside the Marcedonia Congregation Church on Friday night was recovered by Police at the permanent roadblock between Windhoek and Rehoboth later that night.The owner of the car had been attending a memorial service.The vehicle has been handed back to the owner and two suspects are behind bars.At Brakwater outside Windhoek, two bakkies, a Toyota Hilux and a Chevrolet, were stolen from a plot on Saturday.Both vehicles were recovered yesterday morning, and four suspects have been arrested.A Toyota Hilux that was stolen from Windhoek’s Southern Industrial Area on Thursday afternoon has not been recovered yet.The vehicle’s registration number is N39748W, Police reported, requesting the assistance of the public in recovering it.