Paramedics have seen that Drunk Driving is probably one of the biggest threats we have on our South African roads and yet it still feels that we cannot seem to eliminate it. Research revealed that approximately half of the people that die on our roads had a blood alcohol level above 0.05 g/100ml. Then emergency [...]
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A fifteen year old female is in a serious condition after being wedged by a truck into an Armco barrier on Church Street crossing the N3 freeway, heading towards Northdale, Pietermaritzburg this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the woman lying in the road near the front of the truck. The young [...]
A twenty three old male has had a narrow escape after crashing his light motor vehicle into a tree on Manning Road, Glenwood, this morning. ER24 paramedics and other emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found the car lying on its roof, with members of the public gathering around the vehicle, trying to assist [...]
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A young couple in their early twenties are lucky to be alive after crashing their car through a fence on the side of the M5 in Rondebosch. Shortly after 7 am this morning, a young couple were on their way home from a night away, when the driver suddenly lost control of the vehicle due [...]
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A man was killed when he was struck by a car while crossing the N3’s Durban bound carriageway near Paradise Valley late last night. The cause of the accident remains unclear and will be the subject of a South African Police Force investigation. Netcare911 Paramedics arrived to find that the man had been crossing the [...]
The Arrive Alive website received an email urging us to create more awareness of motorbike safety. We would like to share this message on the Road Safety Blog: “To whom it may concern. Over the past two to three weeks there seems to have been an alarming increase in motorcyclist deaths or severe injury. The [...]
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There are many contributing factors to road accidents in South Africa – and these are mostly categorized as human error, vehicle error and environmental conditions. Most alarming though is the human error when it amounts to disrespect for the Law and especially the Rules of the Road! We appear to vent all our frustrations and [...]
Two people where injured this morning when their vehicle broke down on Viking Way in Thornton. Allegedly the men were pushing the vehicle in the left lane when they decided to stop and reassess the reason for the mechanical failure. Whilst working under the bonnet at the front of the vehicle their stationary vehicle was [...]
A man was seriously injured when an articulated truck and three cars collided on the N2 south bound carriageway in the vicinity of the M7 Edwin Swales Drive Bridge late last night. The cause of the collision remains unclear and will be the subject of a South African Police Force investigation. Paramedics arrived at the [...]
A group of bikers went on an outing this morning and while they were travelling along the T 3 road in the Nooitgedacht area their joy ride turned into a nightmare. One of the bikers slowed to negotiate a bend when another bike collided into the back of them causing both bikers to loose control. [...]
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