Niël Terblanché
TWO incidents where children were killed when they were struck by vehicles while crossing the road were reported to the Namibian Police over the weekend.
The first incident was reported to the police in Oujto after the eight-year-old Jandi Tjirongo died on the road between Outjo and Khorixas on Friday afternoon.
According to the incident report provided by the Public Relations Division of the Namibian Police, the tragic accident occurred at about 15:00 on Friday.
After the tragic death of his child, Jandi’s father and another man that was walking along the same road attacked the driver with rocks causing severe head injuries in the process.
The driver was rushed to the Outjo State Hospital where he was admitted and still is in a stable condition.
The second incident also involved an eight-year-old child.
According to the incident report, the tragic accident occurred at about 13:00 on Saturday in the vicinity of Ongha while the child, identified as Fernanda Komeni was crossing the busy main road between Ondangwa and Oshikango.
Fernanda was declared dead upon arrival at the Engela District Hospital after bystanders rushed her there for emergency medical treatment.
In both instances, cases of culpable homicide were registered at the local police stations.
Two other cases of culpable homicide involving individuals that had was killed during car accidents were reported to the Namibian Police over the weekend.
The first of the fatal crashed occurred on Saturday along the gravel road between Engoyi and Omuntele in the vicinity of the Oshikulu Village in the area of Okatope.
The 31-year-old Timoteus Yataleni Indongo died instantly when the white Toyota Fortuner that he was driving overturned.
According to the incident report, Indongo fell out of the vehicle while it was rolling over and he died instantly.
The second incident that occurred at about 16:00 on the road between Gam and Tsumkwe on Saturday caused the death of the 57-year-old Stephen Kusewena Kaurumine, a teacher at the Gam Primary School.
According to the incident report, Kaurumine’s vehicle overturned in a curve in the road after the driver lost control over the Toyota SUV he was driving.
The report states that the driver died instantly.
In both instances, the deceased persons were travelling alone.
The police in Opuwo is still looking for the driver of an unlicensed Ford Ranger bakkie that overturned on the gravel road between Opuwo and Etanga on Friday morning.
According to the report the driver, who does not have a driving license, transported people with an unroadworthy vehicle.
“He lost control over the vehicle and it overturned. In the process, the eight passengers sustained various degrees of injuries,” the report says.
According to the incident report, the driver ran away from the scene of the crash and the eight people he was transporting were rushed to the Opuwo State Hospital for emergency medical treatment.
No arrest has been made yet and the matter is still under investigation.
