Two people die in collision between truck and ambulance near Otavi

NAMPA

2025-02-11

OTJIWARONGO, 07 April 2015 – A 43-year-old truck driver and his 24-year-old male passenger died instantly in a fatal head-on collision of two trucks on the Otjiwarongo-Otavi road on Monday evening. Here members of the Otjiwarongo police mortuary load the body of the truck driver into the police van. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTAVI, 11 FEB (NAMPA) – Two people died when an ambulance crashed into a stationary truck on the Otjiwarongo-Otavi B1 road in the early hours of Tuesday.
The Namibian Police Force’s head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa Region, Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha, in an interview with Nampa on Tuesday said the deceased's personal details were unknown to the police.
It is also not certain if they were patients who were being transported in the...

Restricted content

Otjozondjupa police

Community

Man dies in Chobe River crocodile attack

2026-10-30 15:06:02

Seven accused in Otjase village murders remanded in custody

2026-10-30 10:48:10

Presidency celebrates Nandi-Ndaitwah’s birthday

2026-10-29 10:03:09

Hardap Regional Road Safety Forum launched

2026-10-28 20:37:10

Woman found slain in home at Otjiwarongo

2026-10-28 18:25:35

NDF hands over personal hygiene items to Zambezi school

2026-10-28 16:45:52

Two people allegedly killed over disputed grazing land near Okakarara

2026-10-28 10:36:37

NCAA targets 85% safety compliance ahead of 2027 international audit

2026-10-27 15:12:19

Zambezi governor extends condolences to Pohamba family

2026-10-27 09:09:48

NCS hosts ZCS for technical engagements

2026-10-26 15:24:15

Maghumbo demands reinstatement as Divundu CEO

2026-10-26 13:24:21

Latest NAMPA photos

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Thursday held a Traditional Seed Fair at the Sharukwe Community Seed Bank in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia headquarters in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)

NAMPA

KALKRAND, 30 October 2026 - The inaugural Kalkrand Marketing Expo officially started on Thursday. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises)

NAMPA

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Sharukwe Community Seed Bank at Sharukwe village in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NAMPA

NANKUTWE, 28 October 2026 - The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has donated sanitary pads and toiletries to learners at Nankutwe Combined School in the Kabbe South Constituency of the Zambezi Region. Pictured here is Colonel Glenda Lukubwe Simasiku, the Senior Staff Officer heading the Gender Division at MODVA, who spoke at the ceremony on behalf of the NDF Women’s Network. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 29 October 2026 - Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) will invest approximately N$13 million over five years in a project aimed at improving water security in the Swakop River Basin, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with WWF Namibia and Global Water Challenge (GWC) on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 29 October 2026 - Okakarara Health Directorate Practitioner Olivia Mbabi speaks at an information-sharing session in Otjiwarongo on Thursday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 01 July 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank), Dr Robert Eiman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

NAMPA