Usakos: A 42-year-old Zambian national died in a motor vehicle accident after the truck he was driving reportedly swerved off the road.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the incident occurred at around 11h44 on Sunday on the B2 national road, some nine kilometres towards Arandis from Usakos, as reported by The Namibian Police Force (NamPol)'s Senior Inspector Hilda Shomongula from the communications department in the Erongo Region. It is alleged that the single-cabin international truck overturned when the driver lost control over it.

'The truck, belonging to FSIM Trucking Zambia, was found lying on its roof with the driver trapped in the cabin. The vehicle was loaded with bags of zinc materials,' she stated. The deceased's next of kin were not yet informed and police investigations are ongoing.

In an unrelated matter, the police have confirmed the arrests of three suspects related to the alleged armed robbery of an elderly couple in Henties Bay last week. According to the police, the couple were allegedly attacked and assaulted with a panga in their home and were robbed of their vehicle and television set among others. The suspects are all in police custody and police investigations continue.