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March 7, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Road user shares photos of potholes causing damage to vehicles in the Free State
The following email was shared with road authorities in the Free State as well as the Arrive Alive website: “Last Friday at 22h00 I had the privilege to drive into one of your potholes (Free State side) at the Ascot bridge over the Vaal river. There...
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March 4, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on 5 Injured in crash in Northdene, Pinetown
Five people have been injured three seriously so after two vehicles collided on Hans Detman Highway and Wiltshire Road in Northdene Pinetown on Friday evening. Rescue Care responded to the call just after 11pm last night and found that two vehicles had...
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March 4, 2017 •
Accidents, Train •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Train derails in Namibia on washed-away tracks
A train on its way from Tsumeb to Walvis Bay derailed between Kranzberg and Omaruru after the railway had been washed away by flooding rivers overnight. Hans Karon, TransNamib’s Area Chief of Operations, confirmed the incident and said it occurred at about...
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March 1, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Durban CBD crash leaves eight injured – one dead
On Wednesday evening at around 20h00 Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a collision at the intersection of Commercial and Field Streets in Durban. Reports from the scene indicate that two cars collided with a side impact crash, one then veered off and...
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February 26, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on 3 Injured in city crash, Durban
Three people have been injured one seriously so after two vehicles collided at the corner of Umgeni Road and Churchill Road in Durban in the early hours of Saturday morning. Just after 00:30 Rescue Care Paramedics responded to the scene to find the two badly...
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February 22, 2017 •
Accidents, Car, Taxi •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Taxi and car collide on N2 at Umgababa
At 15h21 on Wednesday afternoon Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a collision on the N2 south just before the Umgababa off ramp. Reports from the scene indicate that a VW Polo was traveling towards Durban when he hit a big puddle of water, veered across the...
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February 17, 2017 •
Accidents, Taxi, Truck •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on 5 Killed in collision on the N3 opposite the Pavilion Mall in Durban.
Five people have been killed and eleven critically injured after two trucks and a taxi collided on the N3 opposite the Pavilion Mall in Durban. The exact detail as to how the accident happened will remain a subject for police investigation and comment....
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February 10, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on T-bone collision on Barbara and Oak in Primrose.
This morning one person was fortunate to escape with only minor injuries after a T-bone collision on Barbara and Oak in Primrose. Emer-G-Med’s M02 and A09 attended to the call and transported the patient to a nearby hospital for further care...
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February 9, 2017 •
Sea, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Deputy Minister to visit Port of Cape Town for Operation Phakisa Progress
Cape Town-The Deputy Minister of Transport, Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga will visit the Sturrock Dock within the Port of Cape Town to monitor progress made by the Transnet National Port Authority in implementing projects under the Marine Transport and...
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February 5, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Man injured in crash on the N2 near the R102 in Durban.
A man sustained moderate injuries when a vehicle left the road on the N2 near the R102 in Durban. The exact detail as to how the accident happened will form part of a SAPS investigation and comment. Netcare911 paramedics were on scene with other emergency...
