Fatal accident at Vierkantklip
Eileen van der Schyff The driver of a Quantum died on the spot-on Saturday morning when he lost control over the vehicle whilst overtaking. The Quantum hit an oncoming Isuzu pick-up on the driver side and then ploughed head-on into a Toyota Hilux double cab. The accident occurred at around 06:00. Both passengers of the […]
Fatal crash
Staff Reporter Jandré Dippenaar caused car crash which killed 6 -accident expert testifies A vehicle accident reconstruction expert testified Jandré Dippenaar caused the fatal head-on collision near Henties Bay on 29 December 2014, in which six people lost their lives. South African vehicle accident expert Johan Joubert testified before magistrate Gaynor Paulton in the Swakopmund […]
Narrow escape in the Gaub Pass
Eileen van der Schyff The occupants of a Volkswagen Combi had a close shave with death early on Tuesday morning on the C14 gravel road in the Gaub pass, when the driver lost control of the vehicle, where after it overturned and came to a standstill only centimetres from a cliff’s edge. The combi’s trailer […]
Two killed in vehicle towing accident
Eileen van der Schyff Two people were killed instantly in a road crash some 50km from Usakos on the way to Arandis on Sunday night. The accident occurred shortly before midnight. A vehicle was towed by another. The tow-rope snapped and the driver of the vehicle being towed lost control over it and it swerved […]
Reckless driver causes power disruption
A driver who thought he had it all under control behind the steering wheel was in for a major surprise on Saturday morning, when he smashed his vehicle into an electrical distribution cubical in front of Willy’s Joy. The accident destroyed completely the electrical distribution cubical and the resultant power outage to house-holds and businesses […]
Tyre blow-out related crashes on the increase
Of late, road crashes reported at the MVA Fund Call Centre, have indicated that tyre bursts are seen as a worrying trend. Statistics regarding fatalities as a result of tyre-burst related crashes, show an upsurge of 62% between 2017 (5) until June 2018 (8). These fatalities emanated from a total of 42 such crashes in […]
Four accidents over the weekend
Eileen van der Schyff Four accidents were reported in the Erongo Region over the weekend. Two of these incidents were quad bike accidents. With regard to the quad bike accidents, one occurred near Swakopmund and the other near Langstrand. Windy conditions the past few days resulted in dune formations shifting and so called false dunes […]
German woman dies in car accident on Uis road
A Toyota Land Cruiser with registration no. N351KR overturned last week on the gravel road from Omaruru to Uis. A 79-year old German born resident who was residing in Uis died at the scene. The incident took place around 16:30 last week Wednesday. It is further alleged that, about 7 km before Uis the 79-year […]