{"id":354062,"date":"2024-02-02T11:03:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T09:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=354062"},"modified":"2024-02-02T11:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T09:03:23","slug":"man-who-crashed-into-bridge-was-suicidal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=354062","title":{"rendered":"Man who crashed into bridge was suicidal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A MAN who crashed into a bridge near Brakwater and died at around 2 AM on Friday morning has been identified as Fidel Castro Hango, and it is suspected that he might have intentionally driven the car into the bridge at high speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giving an update on the matter, Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga said that, according to the information received from the family, Hango was suicidal and drove from the family&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-80x54.jpg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-130x87.jpg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-165x109.jpg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-112x75.jpg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-170x113.jpg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-81x55.jpg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-454x300.jpg 454w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-288x190.jpg 288w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Man-who-Informante-Image-workspace_Facebook-copy.jpg 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PICTURED: Fidel Castro Hango (insert) and scene from the fatal crash. Photos: Contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact of the crash allegedly caused the car to be cut in half and catch fire, resulting in the driver&#8217;s instant death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fatal accident occurred on 2 February 2024 at about 02:30 AM on the B1 near the weighbridge under the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the investigation, the suicidal Hango was driving from the southern direction towards the north when he left the road at high speed and collided with the centre pillar of the bridge, which separates the B1 right and left lanes. The ML SUV was cut into two halves, causing it to catch fire simultaneously, and the vehicle scattered into pieces. 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