RUNDU – Three people were reported to have died in a horrendous road accident just outside Grootfontein on Sunday afternoon.
The accident occurred at around 14h00 on the B8 road, between Otavi and Grootfontein in Otjozondjupa Region and, according to the police, just 500 metres outside the boundaries of Grootfontein.
It is alleged that a Toyota Corolla was overtaking another vehicle and collided with an oncoming vehicle, a Volkswagen Jetta.
“There were five occupants in the Volkswagen Jetta that was travelling from Rundu heading to Windhoek and there were seven occupants including a 4-year-old child in the Corolla that was travelling from Otjiwarongo to Grootfontein,” said the Otjozondjupa police spokesperson Sgt Maureen Mbeha.
According to Mbeha, three people from the Toyota Corolla died in the Grootfontein State Hospital where all victims were rushed to receive immediate medical treatment, while the other victims were reported to be in a stable condition.
The three deceased were identified as Elias Hawala Hamutenya 32, who was the driver of the Toyota Corolla, Ronel Emerencia Hei/ose 33 and Benjamin Munongwe.
“All five occupants of the Jetta and the other four who survived from the Toyota Corolla are slightly and some seriously injured but their condition is reported to be stable,” said Mbeha.