Staff Reporter
A FEMALE pedestrian died on the spot when she was hit by an oncoming vehicle as she allegedly walked in the middle of the road shortly before midnight on Friday.
The accident occurred near the Ekulo Senior Secondary School on the B-1 road between Omuthiya and Oshivelo.
It is alleged that a silver Chery station wagon, with Oshakati registration plates, was travelling from Omuthiya towards Oshivelo when it struck the pedestrian, who was walking in the middle of the road.
It is further alleged that the deceased, identified only as Nangula, was earlier spotted at nearby shebeens.
According to the police, her next of kin are not known at this stage.
The driver, a 28-year-old female resident of Omboboli village near Oshigambo, escaped unhurt. She was screened for alcohol and was found to be sober.
