Boy selling frogs dies when struck by car

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2025-04-13

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IIPOPO, 13 APR (NAMPA) – An eight-year-old boy was reportedly struck and killed by a vehicle while selling frogs at Onathinge village in the Oshikoto Region on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo of the Namibian Police Force informed Nampa on Sunday that the incident occurred around 18h15 on the B1 road between Ondangwa and Omuthiya.
The deceased was identified as Nestor Lazarus.
Ekandjo said the Toyota Wish vehicle was traveling from the...

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