Two pedestrians were killed when they were struck by a spinning car on the N2 south bound carriageway on the Umkomaas River Bridge this morning.
While what transpired remains unclear, it is alleged that three cars had collided while travelling south. The vehicles spun-out and veered towards the pedestrians who were walking at the roadside near [...]

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Tragic Event have left two brothers lying motionless on the road after a hit and run accident this afternoon on Northern Drive in Phoenix.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find both boys lying in the road and unresponsive. Both boys aged between seven and ten were deceased by the time paramedics had arrived on [...]

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Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident at the intersections of Somseu road and Stranger street this morning. On arrival they found that a 4×4 and a car collided head on and then one of the vehicles veered off and hit a pedestrian that was standing on the side walk.
The driver of the bakkie and the pedestrian [...]

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It is appropriate that on Youth Day in South Africa, we also reflect on road safety for this vulnerable generation. The first global assessment of road safety has found that almost half of the estimated 1.27 million people who die in road traffic crashes each year are pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists. While progress has been [...]

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At around 12h00 Netcare 911 and the emergency services were called for a truck accident in Dinkelman road Pinetown . When they arrived they were faced with a horrific sight. A truck carrying glass lost control, collided with 3 pedestrians, went across the road where it overturned and plunged down an embankment into a factory premises.
A female pedestrian sustained [...]

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It was announced that the Government of Canada will work to improve safety at one railway crossing(s) in Northumberland-Quinte West.
Rail safety in Canada will additionally benefit from the Government of Canada’s 2009 Economic Action Plan, which is accelerating and expanding recent historic federal investment in infrastructure with almost $12 billion in new infrastructure stimulus funding [...]

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