Namibian deputy prime minister survives crash that killed three

Her motorcade collided head-on with a light pick-up truck while travelling in the country's north, a local media outlet said

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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah — the Namibian deputy prime minister and minister for foreign affairs. Image Courtesy: IISD Reporting Services
 

WINDHOEK: Namibia’s deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister survived a car crash on Thursday in which three people were killed, local media reported, citing police sources.

Namibian Sun said that Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s motorcade collided head-on with a light pick-up truck while travelling in the north of the country.

The newspaper said the deputy prime minister was hospitalised in a critical but stable condition and she was expected to be airlifted to a hospital in the capital, Windhoek, later on Thursday.