No arrest after Keetmanshoop boy dies under municipal truck
A 10-year-old boy died after being run over by a municipal water truck in Keetmanshoop, Namibia. While the municipality is cooperating with investigations, community members have expressed frustration over the lack of arrests.
Why it matters
The incident has sparked local outrage regarding municipal safety protocols and the accountability of public service vehicles.
Keetmanshoop mayor Emrico Blaauw says the municipality is cooperating with law enforcement in investigating the death of a boy at the town on Sunday.
Mohammed Austin (10) was run over by a municipal water truck at Paradise informal settlement.
He was a Grade 3 pupil at Don Bosco Primary School.
Blaauw says the council is deeply saddened by the boy’s death and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I extend our condolences to the family of the child who tragically lost his life in an incident involving a municipal water truck that was delivering water to the community.
“The circumstances surrounding the incident need to be established through an appropriate investigation and we assure you the council is treating the matter with the utmost seriousness and is cooperating fully with the relevant authorities and law enforcement,” he says.
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