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<\/a>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THREE people lost their lives in an accident on the A1 road near Gross Barmen Bridge on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the police, the accident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle when a tyre burst, causing it to overturn. They were travelling in a white Toyota Double Cab bakkie with Oshakati registration plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe vehicle was carrying a total of ten occupants. Three fatalities and seven slight to serious injuries were recorded,\u201d the police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The police confirmed that local emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the injured were transported to Okahandja State Hospital for medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deceased have not yet been identified, but authorities are in the process of tracing their next of kin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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