Seven Killed in Tragic Head-On Collision on Oshakati-Okahao Road

A female passenger is receiving medical treatment after surviving a devastating head-on collision that claimed the lives of seven people on the Oshakati-Okahao road near Iikologo village early Sunday morning.
Police officials at the scene confirmed that six males and one female died as a result of the crash.
Namibian artist Josef Simson, popularly known as Nally, is among seven people who died in a head-on collision in the Omusati Region in the early hours of this morning.
Six of the victims were travelling in a double-cab Volkswagen Amarok with Windhoek registration plates. The driver of a Toyota Fortuner, which was involved in the collision, also died at the scene.
The female passenger who was travelling in the Fortuner survived the accident and was rushed to hospital for treatment.
According to police officers, emergency responders had to use the jaws of life to remove some of the victims from the wreckage.
Police investigations into the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident are continuing.



