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Head-on collision kills seven at Elim Curve, Namibia

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Seven people, including six occupants of a pick-up and the driver of an SUV, were killed in a head-on collision on the road between Okahao and Oshakati in Namibia. The crash happened at around 4am at Elim Curve, in the Omusati region, according to regional commissioner Ismael Basson, quoted by The Namibian.

Seven people died on Sunday morning in a head-on collision between a pick-up and a sport utility vehicle at Elim Curve, on the road linking Okahao and Oshakati in Namibia’s Omusati region, according to regional police commander Ismael Basson, quoted by The Namibian.

The accident happened at around 04:00. The six occupants of the pick-up and the driver of the sport utility vehicle were killed in the collision, Ismael Basson said, according to The Namibian.

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