Two pedestrians were killed when they were struck by a spinning car on the N2 south bound carriageway on the Umkomaas River Bridge this morning. While what transpired remains unclear, it is alleged that three cars had collided while travelling south. The vehicles spun-out and veered towards the pedestrians who were walking at the roadside [...]
Heroic Firemen rescued 3 French foreign nationalists after their car washed off the bridge during a flash flood in the Midrand area tonight. It is believed that the three foreigners were crossing the bridge in Alsatian road in Midrand when flood water forced their vehicle off the bridge. Fortunately their car came to rest on [...]
This was reported in an update on the Arrive Alive website yesterday evening: “N4 Toll Route. The N4 near Nelspruit is closed in both directions due to the collapse of beams (part of construction of the P166 bridge). TRAC is NOT responsible for construction of this bridge. Traffic is being diverted via Kaapsche Hoop. Clean [...]
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This morning the paramedics from Netcare 911 in Pietermaritzburg rushed to the scene of an accident on the N3 by the Liberty mall bridge. On arrival they were faced with a horror scene. It is unknown as to what happened but an African male in his 30′s fell from the bridge across the N3 and landed in [...]
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Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident on the M13 Durban bound near the St Johns bridge. When they arrived they found that two trucks collided injuring four people. 2 Persons had serious injuries while the other two sustained minor injuries. All the patients were treated on scene and then transported to the RK Khans hospital for further treatment [...]
Netcare 911 and all the emergency services rushed to the scene of a truck accident on the R61 near Sandwich Port at around 11H30. On arrival they found that the truck had plunged through a bridge and landed in a river. The truck virtually disappeared under the water. A rescue system was quickly set up [...]
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This evening Netcare 911 rushed to an accident on the N2 North at the top of Umbogintwini hill , near Amanzimtoti. A vehicle travelling towards Durban lost control and started to roll. A young male was standing under the bridge off the road and before he could move the car collided with him. Both the driver [...]
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This morning Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident on the Nandi drive bridge. A taxi collided into the side of a VW golf overturning the vehicle. The driver of the VW, a lady twenty years old had sustained critical injuries. After paramedics stabilised her she was airlifted in the Netcare 911 helicopter to addington hospital [...]
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Earlier today a visitor to the Arrive Alive website sent an email to raise here concern about pedestrian safety on the R21. We would like to share these concerns on this Blog: “Hi There I am seriously worried about people crossing the R21 at the Mobile garages between [...]
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