WINDHOEK ELLANIE SMIT
An official of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) was killed in an accident upon his return from Grootfontein to Windhoek yesterday morning.
Floris Farmer, 57, was in Grootfontein to make preparations and handle the logistics for the by-election held at the town yesterday.
Travelling with Farmer was the head of human resources at the ECN, Elizabeth Visagie, 43, who was injured in the accident.
The accident occurred between 05:00 and 06:00 yesterday, about 12 km from Grootfontein on the Otavi-Grootfontein main road.
According to Police Deputy Commissioner Moses Khairabeb, a truck belonging to Den-Mar Transport collided with the government car Farmer was travelling in.
Khairabeb said Farmer was killed on the spot. He sustained very serious head injuries in the accident, said Khairabeb.
Visagie was admitted to the Grootfontein hospital with a broken arm. The truck driver and his passenger sustained only slight injuries.
According to the police, there was a hartebeest carcass in the truck and the driver claimed to have found the animal dead on the road. The police plan to charge the driver, as it is an offence to pick up animal carcasses.
