ER24 paramedics from the Pietermaritzburg branch explained that the man involved in the accident on the N3 this afternoon was lucky to have survived. It seems that as he was coming around the bend on the N3 just before Nottingham Road – an area notorious for accidents – the vehicle suddenly swerved out of control [...]
A serious accident on Christiaan De Wet Road near Wigerood Road has left a man with critical injuries and another two people with minor injuries. The road is notorious for accidents where vehicle suddenly lose control; this particular stretch of road is described as Christiaan De Wet Road ‘in the bends’ which is the stretch [...]
2011 GAUTENG MOTOR SHOW – GABRIEL IS GIVING VISITORS A CHANCE TO WIN A FLIP IN STUNT PLANE The company, in partnership with Safari Centre, will be displaying its range of Warn winches and accessories that visitors will be able to purchase at the stand. A second stand will retail well-known brands such as VDO [...]
“A moving graveyard” is how Transport Minister S’bu Ndebele described an SA Roadlink bus – which had its undercarriage held together by rope – after it was pulled off the road yesterday. The bus had been travelling from Durban to Joburg when it was stopped at a major roadblock at the Mariannhill Toll Plaza as [...]
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Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz welcomed the steady decline in the Easter weekend road death toll on Tuesday. Three fatalities were recorded in the province this year compared to the nine recorded in 2010. Fritz praised motorists for adhering to the rules of the road. “When they were stopped at road blocks they [...]
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A bus accident in Roodepoort has left 22 people injured. ER24 paramedics from Johannesburg West were called to the N14 at the Oaktree Street crossing after there were reports of a bus that had collided into a wall. When paramedics arrived at the scene, most of the occupants of the bus were found to be [...]
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A tragic accident took place Saturday morning on the R45 when a head on collision occurred around 2am involving one of our local residents. This is a truly sad story with regards to the circumstances surrounding the sequence of events that led up to the collision. This is once again shedding light on the issue [...]
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A serious motor vehicle collision occurred this afternoon on the R82 road in the suburb of Apple Orchard near Vereeniging. A vehicle occupied by a family of three ladies allegedly collided with the side of a minibus taxi. The minibus taxi then overturned, ejecting one of the passengers onto the road. The taxi then landed [...]
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A serious motor vehicle collision occurred this morning on the K43 road in Lenasia. A male driver believed to be aged 44 rounded a corner before allegedly losing control of the vehicle causing it to overturn multiple times. The vehicle eventually came to a standstill in wetlands approximately 50 meters away from the road. When [...]
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Driver fatigue remains a major cause of fatal accidents on the long roads of South Africa. It is however not only South African drivers who suffer from driver fatigue – but also those in the UK! The AA is warning motorists not to ignore one major killer – fatigue. New data issued by AA Motor [...]
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