A serious collision occurred this morning on the corners of Symphony and Stellenbosch Arterial in Belhar. A medium sized refrigerated delivery truck allegedly collided with the side of a small hatchback sedan. The impact was immense and paramedics were astonished to see the severity of damage sustained by the hatchback sedan. When ER24 paramedics arrived [...]
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Kingsley Holgate and his wife, Gill, have set off for the All Afrika Expedition that will take them to the last five countries in Africa that they have yet to explore. Kingsley Holgate, Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, author, humanitarian and modern-day adventurer, is one of South Africa’s best-known adventurers. The All Afrika Expedition [...]
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November is Diabetes Month – and it is only appropriate that we also focus on diabetes and the role that this might have on safety on the road. On the 24th of October 2008 we asked the question “Is diabetes a significant risk on the roads?” This question was asked with reference to a vehicle [...]
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It is believed that more than 300,000 foreign visitors will be supporting their football teams during the next month. South Africans have yesterday showed their support for the Bafana Bafana and images of the pre-tournament celebrations have been shared with the rest of the world. The term “Vuvuzela” has even been a trending topic on [...]
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A driver and his two passengers have sustained serious injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in left the road and crashed into an embankment on the old Wartburg road in Eastwood, Pietermaritzburg this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find the vehicle that was carrying construction equipment scattered across the verge and [...]
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Road Closures : Host City >>>> Polokwane City NO PARKING AT STADIUM >>> PARKING ONLY AT PARK AND RIDES >>> TRANSPORT SERVICES TO STADIUM IS FREE From Voortrekker street to Landdros Mare, 2 lanes in Suid Street will be closed from 10 June to 12 July 2010 Time Schedule for other road closures ::: Opening [...]
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Three people were injured when a Toyota Conquest rear-ended an Opel Corsa on the R102 in Eerste Rivier. The two occupants of the Corsa and the driver of the Conquest sustained moderate to serious injuries. The passenger of the Corsa was airlifted by the ER24-Discovery Medicopter to Tygerberg Hospital. The R102, towards Kuilsriver, was closed [...]
[Photo from another taxi accident] Eight people were injured in a taxi accident one seriously so, although details of the accident are still speculative, according to eye witnesses the taxi was traveling along Charles drive in an easterly direction. The traffic lights at the intersection with Rupert street was red and another vehicle had stopped [...]
Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident at the intersection of Argyle and Stamford Hill road. A BMW crashed into the side of a Toyota, pushing it into a pole on the side of the road. The patient from the Toyota sustained critical injuries and after they placed the patient on a ventilator he was transported to [...]
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