Brazilian Tourist Arrested for Culpable Homicide in Fatal Otavi Collision

Brazilian Tourist Arrested for Culpable Homicide in Fatal Otavi Collision

Luiz Charles Araujo De Sa, a Brazilian tourist, was arrested in Otjiwarongo for culpable homicide following a head-on collision near Otavi that resulted in nine deaths. The accident happened when Araujo De Sa's Toyota Fortuner tried to overtake another vehicle and crashed into a seven-seater. Eight occupants of the seven-seater and a woman from the Fortuner, also Brazilian, died. Araujo De Sa appeared in court, chose to hire a private […]

June 21, 2024 755 2

Namibia

Tragic Head-On Collision Claims Eight Lives on Otavi-Otjiwarongo Road

A fatal accident occurred on the Otavi-Otjiwarongo B1 road in the Otjozondjupa Region this afternoon, claiming the lives of eight people. According to Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha of the Namibian Police Force, the accident involved a head-on collision between two vehicles. The collision happened approximately 20 kilometers south of Otavi when a vehicle overtaking another collided with an oncoming seven-seater, killing all eight occupants in the seven-seater. Police are still […]

June 19, 2024 97

Namibia

Three people died on the spot after two vehicles collided head on and caught fire on the gravel road at Oniika village

Three people died on the spot after two vehicles collided head on and caught fire on the gravel road at Oniika village in Oshikoto region on Saturday. Our northern correspondent Maria Namupala compiled this report.

May 27, 2024 20

Namibia

Fatal Accident Claims Life of 62-Year-Old Namibian Man in Olukonda Constituency

A tragic incident occurred at Omanoakambungu village in the Oshikoto region's Olukonda constituency, resulting in the immediate death of a 62-year-old Namibian man who lost control of the vehicle he was driving. Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo, the Namibian Police Force Oshikoto Regional Crime Investigation Coordinator says the deceased, identified as Uukelo Tomas from Onakandi village in the Oshipala area, was driving a white Toyota double cab pick-up with a WIndhoek […]

April 15, 2024 22

Africa

Kelvin Kiptum: the Kenyan runner who redefined what it takes to win marathons

By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University Kenyan athletics has lost Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder who was destined to be the first person to run the race in under two hours. The runner, aged only 24, died on 10 February in a car accident that also claimed his coach Gervais Hakizimana, 37, from Rwanda. The accident occurred near one of the high-altitude […]

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