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 could [...]
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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!!
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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. They did [...]
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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 scene [...]
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 Carltonville [...]
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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 in [...]
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 free [...]
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This afternoon Netcare 911 paramedics rushed to the scene of a very tragic accident on Warrick Avenue, in Durban. A lady in her sixties was trying to cross the road when a heavy goods vehicle hit her. She landed under the wheels of the truck and sadly died on impact .
Chris Botha
Netcare 911
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Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident this morning at around 06h00 in the Mbali area. When they arrived on scene they found that a 75 year old lady was walking across the road with a walking stick when a bakkie colided with her.
Paramedics frantically worked in extreme cold conditions to stabilise the patient [...]
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