Staff Reporter
TWO people died on the spot, and two others sustained minor injuries when a white Toyota pickup overturned at Ontana village on the Onyati-Onkumbula gravel road in the Oshikoto Region on Saturday afternoon.
It is alleged that the vehicle was travelling from Onyati towards Onkumbula when the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to leave the road and overturn.
A 24-year-old female passenger, seated in the front, sustained minor injuries. However, two passengers who were in the loading box were thrown out of the vehicle and died on the spot.
The deceased have been identified as Uugwanga Johannes Simaneka (35) and Alugodhi Johannes, an adult whose exact age is unknown.
The 63-year-old driver, who also sustained minor injuries, faces charges of culpable homicide, reckless and/or negligent driving, and driving a motor vehicle without a driver’s license.