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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6640 TUESDAY 28 MARCH 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Three children and woman die in head-on collision near Arandis No bail for woman who left infant alone at home - causing his death Piquet Jacobs The woman who is accused of having left her 5 month old baby boy unattended at her home in Kuisebmond, which lead to the infant's death, has been identified as Natasha Hipose (29). Hipose made a first appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrates court on Friday. She faces a charge of culpable homicide. No bail was granted. The case is further investigated and Hipose returns to court on 16 May.
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Erwin Leuschner A head-on collision on the B2 between Arandis and Usakos in the early hours of Monday morning claimed the lives of four people three children and a woman. Various emergency and rescue services from the region responded to the scene which was described as “horrific.” Exact details about the the tarmac, ploughing the pick-up sustained accident remained head-on into a red serious injuries and sketchy yesterday. Nissan pick-up. The were admitted to a While the police con- accident took place hospital in Swakopfirmed that it was in- about five kilometres mund. deed a head-on colli- from Arandis towards The driver of the Polo, sion that took place, Usakos at about 4:30 who was the sole occupant, sustained less sethe exact events lead- yesterday. ing up to the accident The impact was so se- rious. Deputy Comw e r e s t i l l b e i n g vere that the Polo ap- missioner Ottilie Kasinvestigated. Prelimi- parently “rolled” over huupulwa, regional crinary reports indicated the pick-up, instantly me investigations cothat the driver of a VW killing the four occu- ordinator for Erongo, Polo whilst travelling pants, who were sitting confirmed the accion the B2 lost control on the back of the pick- dent. The names of the over the vehicle for un- up. The driver of the deceased were not yet known reasons. The pick-up as well as a known. car overturned on the baby boy, who was road and skid across seated in the front of
Vehicle accident claims Russian another well known Navy resident of Walvis Bay docks Piquet Jacobs The Walvis Bay community is once more reeling in shock and disbelief after another well known resident died in a vehicle accident over the weekend. Mrs. Vanessa Erasmus, an organiser of the annual Namport Erongo Business and Tourism was killed on Saturday afternoon when the vehicle in which she was a passenger overturned on the B2 between Karibib and Usakos. The vehicle was driven by her husband Mr. Joey Erasmus. He lost control of the vehicle when he had to swerve out to prevent a colli- The late Vanessa Erasmus sion with an oncoming truck. transported to Usakos vacation when the Erasmus was declared Hospital. Erasmus and incident occurred. dead at the scene, her husband were en E r a s m u s i s w e l l while her husband was route to Cape Town for Continues on page 2
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