By Kolopu Waima
A Primary school in Mekeo District in Central Province is going to be without their headmaster.
Three days into the 2012 academic year, the father of eight children and husband to three wives from Eastern Highlands was killed instantly by a running vehicle at Garden Hills opposite Stop and Shop supermarket in Port Moresby yesterday morning.
Onafimo Isinke, 50, from Kiseveroka village, in Lufa district of Eastern Highlands province is a headmaster in one of the primary schools in Mekeo District of Central Province.
At around 7am yesterday, one of his wives and a daughter were crossing the road from SNS across to BSP to withdraw some money from the ATM to pay for his child’s school fees before he went to Mekeo to start the school year.
According to National Road safety Officer Frank Arua, who was at the scene, the father had already crossed the road and was standing on the side of the road waiting for his daughter and wife to follow him.
Mr Arua said a black CRV driven by a woman with a female companion, was coming from Boroko at high speed and knocked down the father standing on the side of the road.
Mr Arua said the man fell and his head hit the concrete flower box built for flowers and trees to beautify the city.
He said the impact smashed the skull and the man died instantly while the vehicle rolled for 10 metres before it came to a stop.
He said the two women , who were allegedly drunk, escaped after realising what they had done.
Relatives Mathew Dama and Waso Sefa said that late Onafimo Isinke has three wives from Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Goroka and a Southern Highlands and 8 children.
His body is at Port Moresby General Hospital Morgue.