[Krugersdorp West 25 December 2011 03:00] A single cab bakkie appears to have been crushed after the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle and it collided into a tree off Rustenburg Road in Krugersdorp West this morning. The bakkie was the only vehicle involved, and 2 of the 3 male occupants died at the [...]
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[Boksburg 24 December 2011 01:40] The driver and two other occupants of a VW Citi Golf were injured after the car crashed off the road and into a tree, splitting the car in two. Upon arrival of the paramedics, they found the red Golf in 2 pieces, which had occurred after the impact from the [...]
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[UNDERBERG – 23 DECEMBER 2011 AT 10H00] Two people have lost their lives and three others have sustained minor to moderate injuries after a head on collision between a taxi and a Toyota Tazz on the R617 about 1km outside of Underberg in the direction Himeville this morning. ER24 paramedics along with Berg Protection and [...]
PARYS 23 December 2011, 11:20 1 person has died and another sustained injuries following a single vehicle collision on the N1 highway near the Kroonvaal toll plaza this morning. The cause of the collision is unclear,but when arriving at the scene ER24 paramedics could see that the collision was severe. The white Isuzu bakkie had [...]
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[UMLAZI – 22 DECEMBER 2011 AT 16H30] A train has derailed near the Reunion station after it collided with a light motor vehicle this afternoon. 21 people were reported to have being injured in the accident. ER24 along with other emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found a train had derailed near to the [...]
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We would like to share an email sent to the Arrive Alive road safety website from a concerned road user: Dear Mr, I want to congratulate Mr Ishmail on his bravery! Road deaths are always attributed to speed and drink and now AT LAST he has mentioned illegal overtaking! How do crashes involving more than [...]
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A road safety friend sent and email to the Arrive Alive website which provides amazing insights to the road fatalities in the USA Using information from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this map displays the location of every fatality that occurred on roads in the United States as [...]
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Earlier today a friend, James Loretz from the Rugby15 website, shared photos of a pedestrian accident this morning on Rubenstein and Jacques Streets in Moreleta Park. The pedestrian appeared to be sitting up after the collision after receiving treatment from medics at the scene.
Be Safe This Holiday Season – The Safe Road to Santa’s Workshop Infographic Via: Road Traffic Signs The Arrive Alive website received an interesting infographic on the travels of Santa this holiday season. Even though this is from an American pesrepective, it dies make for interesting reading and alerts us to all the dangers on [...]
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[Potchefstroom 19 December 2011 09:00] Paramedics came across a motorbike accident at the corners of Govan Mbeki Drive and Chris Hani Street this morning shortly after the impact between a motorcyclist and a white Nissan Sentra had occurred. The damage to the car had been severe, and the bike lay shattered next to the vehicle. [...]
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