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Kenyan marathon world record-holder Kiptum killed in car crash
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Kenyan marathon world record-holder Kiptum killed in car crash

Tributes flowed on Monday for Kenyan running sensation Kelvin Kiptum after the marathon world record-holder was killed in a car crash at the age of 24 in his home country. The favourite for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics was driving from Kaptagat to Eldoret in western Kenya around 11 pm (2000 GMT) on Sunday when...

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B1 bridge car crash vicitim identified

WINDHOEK: The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has identified the man who died in a car crash at the B1 bridge near Brakwater in the early hours of Friday as Fidel Castro Hango. Members of the family informed NamPol that the deceased was suicidal and a… The post B1 bridge car crash vicitim identified appeared first...

Man dies in fatal car crash
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Man dies in fatal car crash

A man (29), identified as Fidel Castro Hango, died in a fatal car crash at around 02h30 on Friday morning on the B1 road at the bridge close to Brakwater. This was confirmed by Namibian police spokesperson chief inspector Elifas Kuwinga. According to the police, Hango either accidentally or intentionally left the road at high...

Black Coffee involved in plane crash
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Black Coffee involved in plane crash

South African record producer, DJ and songwriter Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, widely known by his stage name Black Coffee, was involved in a severe plane crash on Wednesday afternoon. This was confirmed through a statement on Black Coffee’s ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) account. “Black Coffee was involved in a severe travel accident on a flight...

Family releases statement on actor’s plane crash death
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Family releases statement on actor’s plane crash death

Christian Oliver’s relatives are “deeply saddened” by the German actor’s death. The movie star and his two daughters, Madita (12) and Annik (10), died in a plane crash in the Caribbean on Thursday, as their plane was flying from JF Mitchell Airport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to St Lucia. Oliver’s family has released...

15 survived road crash in Oshikoto
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15 survived road crash in Oshikoto

Maria David A BUS driver and his passengers sustained minor injuries after the vehicle in which they were travelling hit a cow on the Omuthiya-Oshivelo B1 road, 20 km from Omuthiya to Oshivelo at Omutsegonime village. Oshikoto Regional Commander Commissioner Teopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku said the incident occurred around 11:00 on Thursday. “It is alleged that the...

Fatal crash was not intentional, police chief says
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Fatal crash was not intentional, police chief says

Namibian Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo says a fatal car accident in which he was involved near Ondangwa in December 2022 was not intentional. The accident claimed the lives of three people: Sofia Ananias, Fransa Ndengu and Stefanus Lukas. The three victims’ families have been seeking to have a meeting with Shikongo, but they were...