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Namibian deputy prime minister survives fatal car crash

Namibian deputy prime minister survives fatal car crash

Namibia

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

The Namibian Sun said that Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s motorcade collided head on with a light pick-up truck while traveling 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.

Terrible accident. Happy that the Minister survived. Long distance driving remains dangerous in Namibia over the festive season.

— Jacques Kruger (@jacqueskruger) December 28, 2017

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