POTCHEFSTROOM 4 February 2012, 08:00 ER24 paramedic in Potchefstroom have been kept busy today with a flurry of road related emergencies. The first incident occurred at 05:30 this morning when a minibus taxi veered from the road allegedly to avoid colliding with a buck. The minibus taxi overturned in the veld. A total of 13 [...]
[Bloemfontein 28/29 Januray 2012 between 22:30 and 06:30] 3 separate accidents in the Bloemfontein surrounding area has left 1 persondead and another 12 people with various injuries. At around 22:30 a Mercedes sedan and Mazda sports car collided head on, on First Avenue. The cause of the accident is not known but the driver and [...]
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[Vanderbijlpark 28 January 2012 16:30] The driver of the vehicle lost control on the R59 near to the Vanderbijlpark offramp due to unknown reason. It was the only vehicle involved in the accident. Paramedics arrived at the scene to find that the passenger was trapped in his seat in the vehicle which was on its [...]
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[Polokwane 28 January 2012 14:00] 7 people have sustained various injuries after a suspected head on collision on the N1 south bound near the Nyl Toll Plaza in Polokwane. Both vehicles were extensively damaged and there was debris strewn across the road. The cause of the collision remains unclear and will be investigated by all [...]
[Vereeniging 26 January 2012 - 14:30] A man in his thirties has been critically injured after he allegedly jumped from a moving truck on the R59 near the Johan Le Roux off ramp. The truck was traveling towards Vereeniging when the driver allegedly lost control. There were six people on the back of the truck [...]
[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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KATHU 20 January 2012, 07:00 8 students sustained injuries this morning after the bakkie they were traveling in overturned on the Beben road in the direction of Kathu. The cause of the collision is unknown, but the bakkie had allegedly lost control before veering from the road and overturning down an embankment. The bakkie had [...]
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[POTCHEFSTROOM – 18 JANAURY 2012 AT 09H10] A man believed to be in early 30’s was killed after a train collided into his light motor vehicle at a crossing about 4km outside of Potchefstroom in the direction of Klerksdorp this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the light motor vehicle near to [...]
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[DURBAN – 17 JANUARY 2012 AT 13H15] A 26yr old truck driver has sustained serious injuries after been involved in a collision on Bayhead Road, near Island View in Durban this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found two trucks involved in a collision. The cabin of the one truck was completely ripped [...]
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MABOPANE [MORULA SUN] – 15 January 2012 at 17:00 The dedication and efforts of the ER24 Medicopter team probably saved a man’s life this afternoon when he experienced a severe medical emergency in an open veld near Morula Sun in Mabopane. Shortly before 17:00 ER24 received a distress call from a lady explaining that her [...]
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