Fifteen people including the driver have been injured after the taxi they were traveling in over turned on the R56 just 8km outside Richmond this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find what was left of the taxi in the middle of the road. Patients were found lying across the busy R56. The [...]
A Car and tow truck collided on the R512 near Lanseria Airport. The youngsters in the Mazda were on their way for a weekend of camping when the accident occurred. After impact the vehicle crashed down a meter high embankment. The female driver was taken to hospital with severe neck pain. [Info from ER24]
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A 10-man gang of robbers shot at the tyres and windows of a cash-in-transit van in Rivonia on Wednesday, but got away with nothing, Gauteng police said. The gang attacked the Group 4 cash van with four security guards inside on the N1 north freeway near the Rivonia road offramp, said Colonel Lungelo Dlamini. He [...]
A woman in her late twenty’s has had a narrow escape after her light motor vehicle left the road and crashed into a passing truck on the M7 east bound near Hans Dettam off ramp this afternoon. ER24 Discovery Medicopter Ground Support Unit arrived on the scene first to find the light motor vehicle on [...]
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One person is in a serious condition while another three people have sustained minor to moderate injuries after a collision involving two trucks on the N2 North Bound near Claire road bridge this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find an articulated truck up against the concrete barrier with the cabin completely disintegrated. [...]
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A cyclist was knocked down by a Hyundai light motor vehicle on the corners of College and Hazel streets in Athlone. The man, who appeared to be in his late seventies, was allegedly crossing the road to make a U-turn when he was hit by the car. He allegedly knocked into the windshield of the [...]
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Police are awaiting results of a blood test before deciding whether any charges will be laid against Sione Lauaki after the Chiefs player’s car rolled early on Saturday morning. Lauaki, 28, was left with a badly swollen arm after the crash on State Highway 1 about 04:30. Chiefs chief executive Gary Dawson has confirmed that [...]
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A mother and her two children aged one month and five years have been injured in a collision at the intersection of Stanger and Somsute road in the Durban CBD area this afternoon. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find two light motor vehicles had been involved in the collision. ER24 paramedics rushed to [...]
Durban ( Peacevale ) N3 Durban Bound Before Key Ridge. Two people have sustained serious while a two other including a bay have sustained minor to moderate injuries after the car they were travelling in over turned on the N3 Durban bound near Peacevale this afternoon. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find the [...]
