[Boksburg 23 January 2012 18:00] Shortly before 6pm ER24 paramedics were called to Trichardt Road in Boksburg after a woman’s car was allegedly washed away due to the waterlogged road. When paramedics arrived they were alerted to an 85 year old woman who had been in the Mazda hatchback as it was washed away. Although [...]
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An elderly couple are in a serious condition after being attacked in their home in Percy Osborne Road, just after 5am this morning. ER24 along with other emergency personnel arrived at the residence, to find one patient downstairs in the lounge, while the second patient was found upstairs in the bedroom. Both patients had sustained [...]
News broke this morning on several radio and television broadcasts of the 18 elderly people that died in a horrific fire in Nigel. The fire broke out late last night at the Peter Wessels Old Age Home and left scores of people without any food, clothes or something to keep them warm. Some of them [...]
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A 70 year old man was critically injured when he was caught under the wheels of a fuel tanker on the R560 Hekpoort road near Magalliesberg this morning. Exact details of the accident is still a subject for police investigation, however it is said that the tanker was pulling out from the filling station when [...]
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View this elderly lady taking revenge on a younger man blowing the horn as she prepares to cross an intersection at a zebra crossing!! This will make you thing twice when disrespecting the elderly…experience is PRICELESS!! Also view: Pedestrian safety and Avoiding Pedestrians
A couple in there late 70’s are in critical condition after the car they were traveling in smashed into the back of a stationary truck on the N3 between Harrismith and Warden. Exact details of the accident is still speculative however it is purported that the aged couple was traveling back to their home in Guateng. [...]
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A side impact accident at the intersection of North road and Rosetta street in Regents Park left an elderly lady with serious injuries. The details of the accident is still speculative and for police investigation, however the one vehicle collided into the side of another vehicle at the intersection. When Netcare 911 paramedics arrived on [...]
A 75 year old man was seriously injured when a truck collided into the back of his vehicle on the N12 near the Goldfields mine in Carltonville at 16h14 this afternoon. Paramedics arrived on scene and found a seriously injured man still in his car. After stabilizing him on scene, they transported the patient to the [...]
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A 70 year old died this evening along Musgrave road in a head on collision. The elderly lady was driving a VW Beatle along Musgrave road near the intersection of Norfolk road when a BMW collided with her. The Netcare 911 paramedics arrived on scene and found the elderly lady was trapped in the vehicle and [...]
A 60 year old man is in a serious condition after he lost control of his bakkie and rolled several times. The man was trapped in the mangled wreckage and the jaws of life had to be used to free him . Paramedics from Netcare 911 and the provincial services took over an hour to [...]
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