Five-year-old fights in ICU

Five-year-old fights in ICU A five-year-old girl is fighting for her life in the Oshakati State Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) after she was bumped by a Toyota Hilux bakkie on Monday morning on the Oshakati-Ongwediva main road.

The accident took place 10:30 and according to the acting regional commander, Commissioner Nico Steenkamp, the victim, her stepmother and a six-year-old girl were busy crossing the road after returning from shopping.

Steenkamp he said the trio from Omagongati village were crossing the road to wait for their transport under a large fig tree which is opposite the Oshana Mall to return home.

He said according to the mother, there was no oncoming traffic when she decided to cross the road with the children saying that the bakkie must have got onto the road at that time.

She said she only noticed the vehicle when it was just a metre away before it hit the five-year-old.

The woman and the six-year-old escaped unhurt.

A case of reckless and negligent driving has been opened against a 72-year-old Namibian male, the driver of the bakkie and police investigations continue.

In a separate incident in the Oshikoto Region, a Range Rover travelling from Ondangwa to Omuthiya bumped a donkey. There were no injuries.

The incident took place on Monday around 20:00 about 35km from Ondangwa near the Okatope police roadblock.

The vehicle involved in the accident belongs to Oshikoto Swapo regional coordinator Armas Amukwiyu who was in the vehicle as a passenger alongside a driver and another occupant.



KENYA KAMBOWE