Protecting between a police van and a prison bus kills 14 in Namibia

The emergence of 14 people, including 11 members of the prison service, a police officer and two civilians, were killed in Namibia.

As a result of the accident, 270 km (167 miles) south of the capital, Windhuk, outside Mariental on Saturday.

“No words can truly seize the depth of this loss,” President Nandi-Nandaitwah wrote on social media, praising the “souls of our dead officers.”

Namibia has one of the highest traffic mortality rate in the world.

Internal Affairs Minister Lucia Ipumba also expressed condolences and thanked those who attended the accident and medical groups at the State Hospital Mariental.

She asked that the photos from the stage did not share.

“The ministry also urges the members of the public to refrain from spreading unpleasant and sensitive images and videos made from the scene, respecting the dead, affected and their families,” ” Her quoted by Namibian newspaper.

She explained that 19 people were driving in two cars.

A police minibus transported six passengers – five officers and civilians – and there were 13 people aboard in Namibia’s correctional service.

The Nanddiwit president said three more prison prisoners remain critically wounded.

“We wish them strength and complete recovery,” ” she said.

The Namibia accident call called on the families affected by contact.

The scheme of insurance vehicles funded by the fuel government helps victims of traffic injuries gain access to health, rehabilitation and social support.

Its CEO Rosalia Martins-Hasik said the fund would help in burial and medical assistance, Eagle FM Spoken radio station reports.

Traffic crashes are a serious problem for public health in Namibia, although its population is relatively low – three million estimates.

The comparison of statistics since 2021 shows that Namibia had 22 roads in Namibia this year in 100,000 compared to 2.3 per 100,000 in the UK.