MABOPANE [MORULA SUN] – 15 January 2012 at 17:00 The dedication and efforts of the ER24 Medicopter team probably saved a man’s life this afternoon when he experienced a severe medical emergency in an open veld near Morula Sun in Mabopane. Shortly before 17:00 ER24 received a distress call from a lady explaining that her [...]
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With the Festive Season on our doorstep it is almost certain that people will travel to holiday destinations across South Africa to explore our beautiful country. Unfortunately there might be a glitch in your travel plans if you are not prepared. A minor medical incident can spoil a fun-filled holiday without proper action being taken. [...]
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We would like to share an email received from a biker friend in KZN: Sir, The members from the 100s Riders and a few other motorcycle groups would like to take this opportunity to thank you D.O.T (Yuven, Meryil and Vijen) and n3tc (Praveen) for giving us the opportunity to carry out our survey at [...]
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[Brakpan 06 November 2011 20:00] A transporter bus has crashed into the back of a stationary but this evening leaving a woman with critical injuries. The accident happened shortly before 20:00 this evening on the R23 (Heidelberg Road) at the Geluksdal Interchange. The woman was the only occupant of the combi, and it is not [...]
Do you allow your teen to take the car on a night out – and is he/she responsible enough to avoid drunk driving? Will your matric pupil be going with friends on the matric holiday? A few weeks ago the Arrive Alive website was contacted by a producer for an insert on Carte Blanche on [...]
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BLOEMFONTEIN – 8 OCTOBER 2011 Five people were injured in an accident earlier today when a car overturned on Church Street in Bloemfontein. Bystanders explained to paramedics that the car was apparently overtaking a truck when it lost control and overturned several times before landing on its wheels. Paramedics that arrived on the scene found [...]
[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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[DURBAN – 12 SEPTEMBER 2011 AT 23H00] On the N3 Durban bound just past Paradise Valley Bridge in the emergency and left hand lane of the freeway, a collision occurred where two trucks and two light motor vehicles had slammed into one another causing most of the freeway to be closed to traffic. ER24 Discovery [...]
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[PIETERMARITZBURG – 05 AUGUST 2011 AT 16H20] Twelve commuters have sustained various injuries after the taxi they were travelling in lost control and rolled several times before coming to a halt on Edendale Road just before Henley Dam, just outside Pietermaritzburg this afternoon. ER24 and EMRS arrived on the scene and found the taxi lying [...]
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A serious collision occurred this morning on Mew Way near Spine Road in Khayelitsha. The cause of the collision is still unknown but it was evident that it was severe. The collision involved a minibus taxi with one occupant only and a small bakkie with two occupants. It seems that the minibus taxi had overturned [...]
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