'Ignoring Road Rules' Leads to Namibia Crashes

According to the World Health Organisation, Namibia is ranked first in the world in terms of the number of road deaths per 100 000 residents.
  • Namibia:   Namibia Top in Road Deaths in the World

    New Era, 27 February 2014

    According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Namibia is ranked first in the world in terms of the number of road deaths per 100 000 residents. Even though Africa accounts for… Read more »

  • Namibia:   Unborn Killed in Head-On

    New Era, 26 February 2014

    An unborn baby was killed while three people were seriously injured in yet another incident of carnage on the country's roads. Read more »

  • Namibia:   Accidents Kill More Than Passion Killers - Official

    Namibian, 27 February 2014

    THE Namibia Traffic Management Solutions (NTMS) have expressed concern that the President and his entire Cabinet are eager to act on perpetrators of violence against women and not… Read more »

  • Namibia:   The Namibian Van Burns

    Namibian, 17 February 2014

    READERS of The Namibian newspaper missed their Friday's edition, after the vehicle transporting the paper to the north caught fire, about 30 kilometres from Otjiwarongo. Read more »

  • Namibia:   Five Injured in Donkey Accident

    New Era, 14 February 2014

    A Toyota pickup (bakkie) overturned on the gravel road between Onyuule and Ontana in the Oshikoto Region on Wednesday seriously injuring five people as it tried to avoid donkeys. Read more »

  • Namibia:   'Reckless Driving Put Me in a Wheelchair'

    New Era, 14 February 2014

    "I have seen so many problems brought about by car accidents. Please, especially the youth, take time. Try to drive safely. Your future is in your hands. I am wheelchair-bound… Read more »

  • Namibia:   Bus Collides With Train

    New Era, 11 February 2014

    A bus driver of the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) miraculously escaped death early yesterday morning when he plunged into an oncoming train at Swakopmund. Read more »

  • Namibia:   Train Smashes Into Student Bus

    Namibian, 11 February 2014

    A TRANSNAMIB freight train smashed into a bus that belongs to the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) in Swakopmund yesterday, pushing it for about 100 metres along… Read more »

  • Namibia:   Six Deaths Over Weekend

    New Era, 3 February 2014

    At least six people have died in the Erongo Region this past weekend. Four died in two separate accidents while another two died in a shack fire. Read more »

  • Namibia:   Politicians Among 42 Drunk Drivers

    New Era, 3 February 2014

    Deputy Police Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi announced yesterday during a media briefing that 42 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Windhoek over… Read more »

  • Namibia:   Seven Perish in Collision

    New Era, 30 January 2014

    Seven people died instantly when a bus collided head-on with a truck on the B1 road between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo on Tuesday night. Four of the deceased were Namdeb employees… Read more »

  • Namibia:   25 Injured On Airport Road

    Namibian, 30 January 2014

    TWENTY-FIVE people were injured in an accident on the Windhoek-Hosea Kutako Airport road yesterday morning. Read more »

  • Namibia:   Seven Die, 10 Injured as Truck Collided With a Bus

    Namibian, 30 January 2014

    SEVEN people died and 10 others sustained injuries when a truck collided with a bus between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo road, on Tuesday evening. Read more »

  • Namibia:   Father, Daughter Killed in Accident

    New Era, 24 January 2014

    A father and his 4-year-old daughter died on the spot after the vehicle in which they were travelling from Berseba en route to Keetmanshoop overturned on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »

  • Namibia:   Zimbabweans Killed in Car Accident Near Buitepos

    Namibian, 23 January 2014

    TWO Zimbabweans were killed, and an unspecified number of other passengers were injured when a minibus in which they were travelling overturned 30 km west of Buitepos in the… Read more »

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