25 people were injured in an accident on the Windhoek-Hosea Kutako Airport road yesterday morning.
Motor Vehicle Fund (MVA) chief executive officer Rosalia Martins-Hausiku said this brings the number of accidents to 199 with 51 fatalities and 399 injuries since 1 January 2014.
Martins-Hausiku said a truck carrying security guards veered off the road and overturned after the driver allegedly attempted to avoid a kudu.
“These crashes follow immediately after the festive season, during which 104 people died between 22 November 2013 and 15 January 2014, the highest number of deaths recorded during this period over six years,” she said.
Martins-Hausiku said the MVA Fund call centre facilitated the transportation of the 25 injured passengers to the Katutura State Hospital. She further said the MVA Fund is greatly concerned with the escalating number of road fatalities as well as the high number of injuries.
“The Fund urges drivers to exercise caution on the roads, especially at this time when the rain season is in full swing and the wet roads present an added risk for accidents,” she said.
Motor Vehicle Fund (MVA) chief executive officer Rosalia Martins-Hausiku said this brings the number of accidents to 199 with 51 fatalities and 399 injuries since 1 January 2014.
Martins-Hausiku said a truck carrying security guards veered off the road and overturned after the driver allegedly attempted to avoid a kudu.
“These crashes follow immediately after the festive season, during which 104 people died between 22 November 2013 and 15 January 2014, the highest number of deaths recorded during this period over six years,” she said.
Martins-Hausiku said the MVA Fund call centre facilitated the transportation of the 25 injured passengers to the Katutura State Hospital. She further said the MVA Fund is greatly concerned with the escalating number of road fatalities as well as the high number of injuries.
“The Fund urges drivers to exercise caution on the roads, especially at this time when the rain season is in full swing and the wet roads present an added risk for accidents,” she said.
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