Three killed in crash near Dolphin Park between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay in Namibia

Three people were killed in a horrific head-on collision on the B2 between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund late on Saturday night.

Two - as yet unidentified - females and one male died in what appears to have been a high-speed crash on a stretch of road near Dolphin Park .

The wreckages of a silver Volkswagen Polo Vivo (registration number BX 27 BW GP) and a Toyota Cressida with Walvis Bay registration number disrupted traffic on the B2 and had to be towed away under adverse traffic night-time conditions.

Emergency services were on the scene within minutes and the drivers of the vehicles were rushed to a nearby hospital.

The precise cause of the crash on Saturday night is not yet clear, but it marked the second fatal accident on the B2 within 24 hours, raising the death toll on 1 February to four.

Responding to an update from West Coast Safety Initiative at around 22:00 on Saturday night, one eye-witness said she “just drove past there. It is really bad that everyone stops. Very confusing for moving traffic.

"The car in front of me actually stopped on the side of the road blocking the flow of traffic completely. Hats off to our emergency services they did an excellent job of getting the car moving again and guiding the traffic with torch lights."

The Walvis Bay Traffic authorities have repeatedly warned against recklessness on the roads, as the B2 route has become notorious for risky driving.

Shortly after the crash a passerby reported online that “about 1 km before the accident a bakkie tried to overtake me and the car in front of me on a solid line, that I had to almost come to a complete stop to avoid a head-on collision. I had four small children in the car. What the hell are people thinking these days... No one cares anymore!"

The rampage on the coastal roads has become a serious concern, leading to repeated calls from the public to create a dual carriageway on the B2. The first such pledge to construct the dual carriageway was made by the Walvis Bay municipality more than four decades ago, in the early 1960's.

As a result of accidents over the past weekend the death toll on Namibia’s roads now exceeds 200 for the year to date, with more than 400 people injured thus far. The country's roads are rated among the most dangerous in the world.