Five people were killed in a collision between a truck and a car in the Free State, paramedics said on Sunday.
Details were unclear of how the 18-wheeler truck collided with the car on the R70 between Senekal and Ventersburg late on Saturday night, said ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak.
Paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 23:00 [...]

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85 Children were injured and two others were killed in a horror accident on Church Street extension in Limpopo this morning.
It is understood that a truck collided with a bus and a taxi carrying 85 school children at the time. A VW Caddy and an Opel Corsa was also involved in the collision. Two of [...]

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Older tyres may be a safety risk, even when they have sufficient tread remaining. This is according to Romano Daniels, Bridgestone South Africa’s General Manager of Group Communications and Marketing. “As the structure of a tyre ages, it undergoes chemical changes which cause it to harden,” he commented.
“This can start happening as little as four [...]

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A head-on collision between two heavy goods trucks this morning at around 04:30 on the N3 about 50 kilometers outside Villiers left one person dead and another seriously injured. Exact details to the cause of the accident remain a mystery and will be investigated by the police.
When Netcare 911 paramedics arrived on scene the crumpled [...]

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A two year old boy died after being hit by a car in Ignatius road in the Orchards suburb of Pretoria this afternoon. It is purported that the child ran into the roadway and landed in front of an oncoming vehicle.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived within minutes of receiving the call but tragically the child had [...]

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One man was killed when the car he was driving was struck by a bakkie in Fernham Drive, Phoenix, this morning.
It is alleged that the man had been turning right into a side road when he crossed the bakkie’s path. The bakkie struck the side of the car, causing both vehicles to mount the curb [...]

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An out-of-control articulated truck laid waste to three cars and a house on Durban North’s Longwood Drive, leaving seven people seriously injured this afternoon.
It is thought that the truck, fully laden with a cargo of carbonated softdrinks, had been travelling on Longwood Drive towards Rinaldo Road. It is though that mechanical failure may have caused [...]

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Two men were injured when a tow truck and a light delivery vehicle collided on Queen Mary Avenue, Glenwood, this afternoon.
It is thought that both vehicles had been travelling towards Francois Road when the tow truck, while rounding a sharp bend, crashed into the back of the LDV. The force of impact caused the lead [...]

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 Two people were critically injured when their truck hurtled out of control, “T” boned a car and then smashed through a brick wall. The crumpled remains of the truck finally came to rest against a house at the intersection of Ouklip and Ruhamal roads in the Albertein area of Roodepoort this morning at around 09h00. [...]

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Officials have stopped and checked 1 141 447 vehicles and drivers in 988 road-blocks throughout the country since December 1 as part of the Arrive Alive road safety campaign, the Transport Department said on Monday.
It said 3 939 people were arrested for drunk driving, 298 for reckless and negligent driving and 155 for overloading.
In addition, [...]

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