[Westville 18 January 2012 17:30] The man is either believed to have been working on the side of the road, or he had been walking along it when he was struck by a passing vehicle. The VW Polo collided with the man on the Denver Terrance Service Road alongside the M13 in Westville, KZN. The [...]
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Earlier today a friend, James Loretz from the Rugby15 website, shared photos of a pedestrian accident this morning on Rubenstein and Jacques Streets in Moreleta Park. The pedestrian appeared to be sitting up after the collision after receiving treatment from medics at the scene.
[Sandton 12 November 2011 13:30] An elderly woman, believed to be in her early 60′s, has been injured after being knocked by a BMW on Katherine Street in Sandton. It appears that the woman was attempting to cross the road, just before the BMW came past near the intersection with Pretoria Street. The woman crashed [...]
The biggest single contribution to road fatalities in South Africa are collisions with pedestrians and resulting pedestrian fatalities. We need to do our utmost to be safe as pedestrians - whilst drivers also need to be alert to pedestrians at the side of the road. We would like to share some advice and suggestions about [...]
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[Khayelitsha 31 October 2011 17:00] A man in his 50′s has been critically injured after he allegedly attempted to cross the N2 near Mew Way in Khayelitsha. The man first crossed the inbound carriageway, but he was unfortunate to have not been able to make it over the Somerset West direction of the Highway. A [...]
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[Wilgeheuwel 05 September 2011 20:30] A young man has been killed on Christiaan De Wet Road in Wilgeheuwel in the West of Johannesburg after he was allegedly knocked by a taxi. The young man, appearing to be in his 20′s, was allegedly trying to cross the road when the taxi was driving along that stretch [...]
One pedestrian has been killed and another one has sustained critical conditions after a light motor vehicle collided into them at the intersection of Kassier and Old Main Road in Hillcrest this morning. ER24, VEMA and Gillets Fire were the first to arrive on the scene and found the light motor vehicle facing oncoming traffic [...]
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This is a clip from a traffic camera in Russia. The pedestrian narrowly escapes from a bus ploughing into other vehicles after brake failure! Also view on the Arrive Alive website: Avoiding Pedestrians Pedestrian Safety Hints
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This morning Netcare 911 was called to the scene of an accident on Edwin Swales drive near the South Way Mall. A 14 year old boy from the Rossburgh high school ran across the road when a car hit him. The boy sustained suspected internal injuries and after paramedics stabilised him, he was transported to the King [...]
