Father, sons and friend perish in accident

The Rehoboth community is reeling with shock after the chairman of a local rugby club and his two sons, who both played for the club, as well as a friend of the sons, died in a horrific road accident on Saturday night.The crash occurred about nine kilometres from Rehoboth as they and other family members were returning from Windhoek, where their club – FNB Reho Falcons – had played.Those who lost their lives in the crash are Edmando Coetzee (23), who was Reho Falcon&#039;s first-team captain on Saturday, his brother Ethan (21), their father and the club&#039;s chairman, Ettienne Coetzee (48) and a close friend Greschlinn Bruwer (21), the son of former national football team goalkeeper Danzyl Bruwer.The Audi Q7 the family was travelling in reportedly collided with a cow in the road, then crashed head-on into an oncoming truck and subsequently struck another SUV that had been driving behind the truck.The accident took place at around 22:00.Community mournsEttienne’s wife, Louisa (48), suffered severe injuries and was admitted to an intensive care unit in Windhoek, while the couple’s youngest son, Luke (9), was admitted to a regular ward in Rehoboth.Pastor Werner Coetzee, Ettienne&#039;s brother, said yesterday that Louisa was improving, although she was also experiencing a lot of pain."We believe and trust in a living God, although we sometimes ask, &#039;My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?&#039;" he said.The accident is a significant setback for Falcon Sports Club as well as rugby in general. Additionally, Ettienne was also an expert in medical circles.Falcons club president Ronaldo Pedro told Namibia Media Holdings yesterday: “No words can bring Ettienne back, but there are very few who can follow in his footsteps. The two of us have come a long way together, and Ettienne even founded the gospel group The Unlimited in 1993, who strummed the guitars in the then Lowveld, nowadays known as Blok C.”He added: “His recent contribution to Reho Falcon Sports Club was the establishment of a netball team. No, there is only one Ettienne Coetzee... We salute you, Ettienne Coetzee," he said.

Father, sons and friend perish in accident

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-07

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