Niël Terblanché
A HEAVY road transport truck crashed into train cars parked at the train station in Usakos after the vehicle’s brakes failed while it was on the steep incline leading into the town.
According to the incident report provided by the Namibian Police in the Erongo Region, the crash occurred at about 16:30 this afternoon.
“The truck, a white Scania that was transporting blocks of salt from the coast smashed into the stationary train cars after it crashed through several other barriers surrounding the station. The driver was unable to bring the truck to a safe standstill because its brakes failed quite high up against the incline that leads into Usakos,” the report states.
The 43-year-old Tobias Shivolo, the driver of the truck managed to jump from the truck before it slammed into the rolling stock of TransNamib.
According to the incident report, Shivolo did not sustain any injuries. None of the residents of Usakos were injured during the incident.
The truck and the train cars into which it crashed, were severely damaged.
