Six people died in an accident between a bus and a taxi around mid – day on the N6 between Queenstown and Jamestown. Paramedics from Netcare 911 in Queenstown were dispatched to this accident, and when they arrived were faced with total tragedy. It is unclear as to what happened but a taxi and a bus collided head [...]
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This morning 45 people were injured when a department of correctional services bus lost control on the N3 south in the Balgowen area. It is believed that the bus was on route from Newcastle to Pietermaritzburg when the driver lost control, overturned and came to rest in a grass area next to the road. Paramedics from [...]
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This evening at around 19h00 Netcare 911 and the emergency services rushed to the scene of an accident in the Port Shepstone area. When they arrived on scene they found that two busses collided head- on, injuring 11 people. Three people sustained critical injuries, 5 had serious injuries and a further 3 only minor injuries. All the patients were stabilised on [...]
The Public Transport Summit that took place on Saturday, 15 August saw the City and key stakeholders reach agreement on a number of issues including the creation of a safe, efficient and integrated public transport network and the speedy implementation and extension of Rea Vaya, particularly to areas where public transport is most needed. More [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received the following email from a visitor. I believe this is worth sharing as it provides insight to the concerns of some taxi and bus passengers: “I would like to write this, hoping that taxi drivers and pedestrians would read this. I am a taxi and [...]
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This morning at around 04h30 Netcare 911, fire and the provincial ambulance services rushed to the scene of a horrific accident on the Mpumalanga road in Hammersdale where a truck and a bus had collided head-on. Tragically 5 people lost there lives due to the severity of there injuries and [...]
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