The father of the two civilian sisters who died in the Saturday accident said he is still numb from the news of the death of his two daughters.
Berrent Jagger made the remarks to NBC News after the Swapo Party Secretary of the Women's Wing visited the Jagger family today.
The Inspector General of the Namibian Police has confirmed to NBC News that one of the women who died in the Saturday accident, five kilometres outside Mariental, was pregnant.
MVA Fund's CEO Rosalia Martins-Hausiku has provided details on how the fund will assist the families of the Mariental accident victims with burial and medical care for survivors.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, said a Quantum bus was available for the Namibia Correctional Service officials who died in the Mariental accident on Saturday.
She said it remains unclear why the officers were transported in a vehicle reserved for inmates.
Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, the police chief, has released the names of the officers killed in the Mariental car crash on Saturday.
Shikongo said two sisters were among those who died.
The deceased are:
1. Senior Chief Correctional Officer David Mawis Musambani (Male)
Political leaders have expressed condolences and called for urgent action following the fatal road accident near Mariental.
The death toll from the accident near Mariental has risen to sixteen.
Two of the deceased were among the seven injured who were rushed to the hospital from the accident scene.
