A tragic motor vehicle accident on the B2 road between Arandis and Swakopmund has resulted in multiple fatalities, following a head-on collision on Wednesday evening.

According to Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula of the Erongo Regional Police, the incident occurred at approximately 21:00 near the mine turn-off outside Arandis.

Preliminary reports indicate that a minibus travelling from Arandis, carrying approximately eight occupants including the driver, collided head-on with a truck travelling in the opposite direction from Swakopmund.

It is feared that there are no survivors among the occupants of the minibus. The driver of the truck, a 48-year-old Namibian man believed to have been the sole occupant of the vehicle, sustained injuries in the crash.

Emergency services, including police, fire brigade personnel, and other first responders, attended the scene.

The identities of the deceased have not yet been confirmed, and next of kin are still to be notified.

Police have opened a case of culpable homicide, and investigations into the cause of the accident are ongoing.

By Eileen van der Schyff