One man was killed and another critically injured when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck before rolling several times on the N3 Pietermaritzburg bound carriageway near the Candella Road Bridge this evening. The car was reported stolen in a hijacking in Berea Road minutes before the smash and both men are [...]
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A police officer sustained a gunshot wound in an armed robbery at the intersection of Republic and Jan Smuts roads in Randburg at around 08h30 this morning. Detail of the robbery is still for police investigation, however it is believed that the suspects engaged in a shoot out with a metro police officer after robbing [...]
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A police officer died and two others are injured in an accident this morning at the intersection of Zambezi and Aldo streets in the Sinorville suburb of Pretoria. (05h20)
Details of the accident is still for police investigation, however the police vehicle and another car collided in the intersection. When Paramedics from Netcare 911 arrived on [...]
The Arrive Alive website received information via email of a botched hijacking near Bloemfontein. I had a long, hard thought whether I should share this and decided that crime does indeed threaten our safety on the roads and we need to warn criminals that they risk their lives should they challenge the powers of law [...]
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The SA Depression Anxiety Group (Saga) warned on Wednesday that policemen under severe stress needed counselling to prevent them from becoming “trigger-happy”.
“What we need to be looking at, [is] training police, empowering the police to recognise their own stresses, empowering them to be psychologically and mentally healthy so that they don’t take anger and frustration [...]
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A suspect was shot dead and a police officer sustained critical injuries in the Inanda area this afternoon. It is believed that the SAPS went into the Inanda area near the Quarry to look for a suspect when the officer was attacked and hit in the head with bricks .
When paramedics arrived on scene the officer [...]
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This evening at about 20h30 Netcare 911 paramedics raced to the scene of a head on collision involving an Umbilo Police Vehicle and a Toyota Quantum in Francois Road near the university. On arrival paramedics found a critically injured policeman on the pavement with severe head injuries. He was quickly stabilised on scene before being rushed [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received a few hilarious comments made by police officers whilst making arrests and issuing fines! We need to respect these officials for working under stressful circumstances and having to fine people who often believe themselves to be untouchable!
These are actual comments made by 16 Police Officers in the US (in reverse order [...]
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A nurse has died in the early hours of yesterday morning at a level crossing in Bloemfontein. It is reported that Eunice Mokhethi (50) was on her way to work when her vehicle was struck by a train at 06h30 at the McKenzie Street crossing.
The victim suffered serious head injuries and was announced dead at [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received an interesting request for assistance earlier today. I would like to quote:
“I was just wondering what is the process after a hit and run case has been opened? I’ve searched the internet and most articles that are found are just about the incidents that have occurred, and nothing about the [...]
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