Minor dies in accident at Otjiwarongo dumpsite

Seven-year-old Otta Ameb died instantly in a car incident at the Otjiwarongo dumping site on Wednesday.

A crime report issued by the Namibian Police Force on Wednesday said Ameb, who was a learner at Orwetoveni Primary School in Otjiwarongo, died when he and a group of other minors tried to jump onto the back of a moving vehicle.

It is alleged that Ameb and another group of boys jumped onto a Namib Mills truck which was busy reversing to offload waste at the dumping site.

It is suspected that the boy fell off the vehicle and died instantly.

The driver of the vehicle was a licensed 39-year-old Namibian male.

The deceased’s next of kin have been informed and police investigations continue.

In a separate occurrence, Tenete Uohiva, a 68-year-old pensioner, drowned in the Epalela water canal at Ontoko village in the Omusati Region on Wednesday.

According to the Namibian Police, the deceased fell into the canal and drowned while crossing the canal bridge from Epalela location to Omakuva village.

The body was positively identified by family members and police investigation continues.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency