Media Statement by Rehana Moosajee MMC Transport and assessment of BRT Day 1
ASSESSMENT OF DAY ONE OPERATIONS: REA VAYA BRT PHASE 1 A
I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the commuters, drivers, station ambassadors, volunteers and other staff who have made the BRT happen this morning! Rea Vaya - We are going!
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This afternoon Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident on the N2 South between Tongaat plaza and Ballito. On arrival paramedics found that a taxi collided into the back of a vehicle.
Two of the front taxi passengers sustained critical injuries while 15 others suffered only minor injuries. All the patients were treated on scene and then transported to [...]

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Do you know anyone who blamed road-signage for his/her accident? Accident Investigator Stan Bezuidenhout has raised this question in an email we would like to share with visitors to the Road Safety Blog:
“Dear colleague,
As a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, I read a lot - as you probably do as well.
As part of a current research project, I [...]

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Last week Trans African Concessions [TracN4] alerted road users to the dangers of diminished visibility caused by veld fires next to some parts of the N4. We added these “N4 Alerts” to the Arrive Alive mobile website at arrivealive.mobi and would like to provide our road users with more information on safe driving near veld and [...]

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Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident on the M37 at around 07h00 this morning. On arrival we found that a 6 year old boy was crossing the road when a taxi hit him. The child was flung 34 meters through the air before hitting the ground. He sustained critical injuries and after paramedics stabilised him, [...]

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It is our great pleasure to congratulate Mr Colin Govender on winning the Traffic Officer of the Year 2009 award! This was announced on the 28th of August by the Road Traffic Management Corporation at an awards gala evening, graced by the presence of traffic police veterans from all provinces!
Mr Govender has also been one [...]

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At 20h57 Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of yet another tragic accident in the Durban area. On arrival paramedics found at Victoria Embankment in Durban central that a Opel corsa had collided into the M4 Bridge.
Sadly a male occupant died on impact, 1 other person sustained critical injuries and two others had serious injuries, one of them a 5 [...]

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Tonight at around 20h00 Netcare 911 and the emergency services rushed to the scene of a horrific accident on the N2 North bound just before the M7. It appears that a BMW was travelling south when it lost control, went into the North bound and landed on top of a VW Jetta.
Tragically two males in there 20’s [...]

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Some people say that you can take a person out of the bush, but you can’t take the bush out of some people. In the wild we can often avoid our strict rules and civilized practices – but when sharing a road – we need to abide by the Rules of the Road and respect [...]

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This morning at about 4h30 along the R61 towards Port Edward, a light Utility Vehicle with 6 people lost control and went down an embankment near Trafalgar. Netcare 911, EMRS and Hibiscus Protection Services rushed to the scene and found 1 patient with critical injuries, 2 patients with serious injuries and a further 3 patients with [...]

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