By Staff Reporter
Two people died and several others were injured on Saturday, 17 October 2026, when a Toyota Landcruiser belonging to the University of Namibia (UNAM) overturned on the Katima Mulilo to Ngoma road at around 07:00.
Zambezi Police Regional Commander, Commissioner Julia Iuze Sakuwa-Neo, confirmed on Saturday that the vehicle was carrying ten people from Katima Mulilo towards Botswana when a tyre allegedly burst. The 45-year-old Zimbabwean driver a UNAM employee lost control and the vehicle overturned. NBC Digital News reported that the crash happened in the Mubiza area.
The deceased are a 48-year-old Zimbabwean man and a 20-year-old Namibian woman. Their next of kin have not yet been informed.
The remaining passengers, five Zimbabweans and two Namibians, suffered injuries ranging from serious to minor. Their ages range between 23 and 61.
Police said some of those in the vehicle had been attending a conference at UNAM and were returning to their home country.
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