Video: Bystander reporting from the scene of multiple motor veihicle accidents in Ongwediva. – Footage: Contributed
Placido Hilukilwa
NEW details are emerging about incidents that led to the chain of motor vehicle accidents at Ongwediva Tuesday morning in which two people were killed, several others injured and four cars damaged beyond repair.
It is now being alleged that the 55-year-old female who was driving a Toyota double cab (N181620W) withdrew money from a commercial bank at Ongwediva but was immediately targeted by robbers who grabbed her handbag and used the Volkswagen Golf sedan (N7487SH) as their getaway vehicle.
According to this version, the woman withdrew an unknown amount of money from a commercial bank in the Marula Mall at Ongwediva and moments later a criminal grabbed her handbag, jumped into a waiting VV Golf which sped off, but she decided to chase the fleeing car and in the process bumped not only the VV Golf but also a Toyota Corolla and a stationary Amarok.
Two of the four occupants of the VV Golf – Shonena Likius (45) and Jason Absalom (37) – were seriously injured and died upon arrival at the hospital.
The other two occupants – Ndashaala Onesmus (37) who was driving and Hamupolo Mangululenge (37) – were injured and were also rushed to the hospital where their condition was described as stable.
Both the driver of the Toyota pick-up and her 57-year-old passenger, who were not injured in the first collision with a Toyota Corolla, were seriously injured in the second collision with the VV Golf, and were adimited in the hospital
The driver of the stationary Amarok who was resting inside the vehicle, did not sustain any injuries.
According to the police, all four vehicles were seriously damaged.
When approached for comment, the spokesperson of the police in the Oshana region, Frieda Shikole, said she was not yet briefed by investigators about the new details that just emerged.
