[PIETERMARITZBURG – 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 AT 08H00] Thirteen people have lost their lives and seven other people have sustained multiple injuries after a taxi and a truck collided into one another on the R33 ( New Grey Town Road ) in Alandale just outside Pietermaritzburg this morning. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found [...]
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[Bryanston 30 September 2011 09:00] A 28 year old heavily pregnant lady was knocked over this morning at William Nicol and Sloane Streets. Shortly after 0900 paramedics from ER24 and other services joined forces to stabilise the critically injured woman. The Advanced Life Support Paramedic from the Life Fourways Hospital immediately made the call to [...]
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[HILTON – 29 SEPTEMBER 2011 AT 13H00] A construction worker believed to be in his early 50’s was fixing pot holes on Dennis Shepstone Road in Hilton when he was struck down by a delivery van that was heading towards Sweetwaters this afternoon. ER24 paramedics from Pietermaritzburg rushed to the scene and found the man [...]
JSE-listed DigiCore, a global leader in vehicle tracking and fleet management is entering the massive Indian market with its consumer-orientated Ctrack vehicle tracking technology. The company has appointed Mumbai-based Zest Technologies as a principal distribution partner in India. “Ctrack is delighted to partner with Zest Technologies to bring our comprehensive Ctrack vehicle tracking and fleet [...]
[Pinetown 29 September 2011 05:45] 11 people have sustained various injuries after a taxi and VW Golf collided on Richmond Road in the direction of Pinetown, just after the intersection with Westmead Road. The ER24 paramedic who arrived first at the scene found the taxi lying on its passenger side, lying almost in the left [...]
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STELLENBOSCH 27 September 2011, 17:15 A serious minibus taxi collision occurred this afternoon on the Hellshoogte, R310 road in Stellenbosh. The events leading up to the collision is still unclear, but the single vehicle, a Toyota Hi-Ace minibus taxi, had veered from the road before going down a steep embankment. The taxi then collided into [...]
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Herewith extra photos taken from the accident on the M7 this afternoon, involving a truck, bakkie and a taxi. Derrick Banks, ER24 Also view: Accident Scene Safety Road Safety & Safeguarding the Accident Scene [© Copyright Du Metier] In Case of an Accident Avoiding Distractions While Driving Accident Scene Safety and Paramedics
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[Durban 27 September 2011 14:00] A woman and a baby have been killed in a collision on the M7 in the direction of Durban near the Hans Dettman road offramp. The initial cause of the accident is not known, but the super-linked truck was completely over the taxi, the truck having come to rest partly [...]
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[Witpoortjie 27 September 2011 06:30] 9 people have sustained various injuries after a taxi and VW Polo collided at the corners of Van Lill and Mc Grath Avenue in Witpoortjie this morning. It is believed that the Polo was travelling along Van Lill Street when the taxi crossed over from Mc Grath Avenue and the [...]
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Question: At the intersection of 1st Avenue Linden and Road No.3, Victory Park, Johannesburg, there are two cameras, devices which I have seen flash motorists on several occasions in the past, i.e. mostly when I was travelling up the hill in the opposite direction to which these devices are applicable. As I have seen them [...]
