17 people were injured, 1 critically when the taxi they were traveling in overturned on the M2 in the Germiston area at around midday. Details of the accident is still speculative , however the fully laden taxi was traveling on the M2 South and just after the Denver turn- off ,the driver lost control and [...]
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A middle aged Pretoria woman is fighting for her life in a Johannesburg hospital after her vehicle smashed into concrete pylons on the R25 off- ramp from the R21 south in the Kempton Park area. Eye witnesses saw the Honda CRV take the off ramp and recall seeing clouds of dust and then hearing a [...]
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A 7 year old boy is fighting for his life in the Charlotte Maxeke hospital after a drowning accident in a complex pool in the Fourways area this afternoon. Details of how the child ended up in the pool is still a subject for investigation. An off- duty Opps medic found the boy floating in [...]
A 61 year old man was critically injured when his Landover smashed into a large tree just before midday. Exact details of why the vehicle veered off the road is still speculative, however the elderly man was driving along Dam road in Nellmapius extension in Pretoria when disaster struck. It is suspected that the man [...]
A tow truck driver is in a serious condition after he was shot along Pretoria road in the Summerfield area late last night. It is believed that the tow truck driver was busy hooking up a vehicle when and unknown assailant stopped and demanded valuables. After an argument the errant party pulled out a firearm, [...]
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A four year old little girl drowned in the Peninna area of Polokwane this evening at around 18h30. Exactly how the child ended up in the pool is still a subject for police investigation, but it is purported that the child was found in the pool by family members. A off duty police officer living [...]
A 16 year old sustained serious injuries after the car she was traveling in collided into the rear of a truck on the Van Reenen pass this afternoon. It is believed that the teenager was laying on the back seat and on impact she was flung forward uncontrollably, smashing her body into the back of [...]
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A taxi overturned on the R74 between Harrismith and Qua-Qua this morning at around 10h30 leaving 17 people injured 5 seriously so. Exact details of the accident is still a subject for police investigation, however the driver lost control of his vehicle and overturned several times. The injured clambered out of the crumpled remains of [...]
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840 people have been killed on the country’s roads since the beginning of the month. The Transport Department says more than 2 800 drivers have been arrested for drunk driving and speeding. The high road death toll figure is raising fears it could exceed last year’s figure of 1 300 fatalities. Meanwhile, the North-West Safety [...]
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