Roads Authority reviews Western Bypass safety after series of fatal crashes

The Roads Authority (RA) says it is conducting a thorough review of the safety of the Western Bypass road in Windhoek, following concerns from the public about the road’s condition.

Concerns follow two accidents on Monday involving trucks that claimed the life of a driver, with one seriously injured, while 46 head of cattle also died.

The two accidents add to a number of other crashes that have happened on the bypass. On Sunday night, a 51-year-old man driving a sedan vehicle struck and killed an unidentified pedestrian after changing lanes to overtake another vehicle just beyond a bridge. The pedestrian was attempting to cross the highway.

In July, a vehicle plunged off a Western Bypass bridge, leaving the driver with minor injuries. A collision involving two vehicles occurred in June after the newly installed speed humps became operational. No fatalities were reported.