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Author archives: Jonckie

  • Bakkie and van collide injuring three, Alberton.

    June 29, 2016 • Accidents, BakkieComments Off on Bakkie and van collide injuring three, Alberton.

    Three men were injured this afternoon after a bakkie and delivery van collided on Swartkoppies Road in Alberton, south of Johannesburg. Upon arrival, ER24 paramedics discovered both vehicles in the middle of the road. Assessments showed that only three men on...

  • One injured in taxi crash in in Booysens

    June 28, 2016 • Accidents, TaxiComments Off on One injured in taxi crash in in Booysens

    This afternoon EMER-G-MED’s RV5, M08 and A10 attended to a taxi crash on the corner of Ophir Booysens & Short Street, in Booysens. Fortunately only one person sustained minor injuries and was transported by A10 to a nearby facility for further...

  • Collision on the N1 North just before the R21 in Centurion.

    June 28, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on Collision on the N1 North just before the R21 in Centurion.

    This morning EMER-G-MED’s RV7, V02 and A08 attended to a collision scene on the N1 North just before the R21 in Centurion. One patient sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for further assessment...

  • Pretoria bike crash leaves man critically injured

    June 27, 2016 • Accidents, BikeComments Off on Pretoria bike crash leaves man critically injured

    At 14h49 on Sunday afternoon Netcare 911 paramedics received a call for a man that had fallen from a bike along Hornsneck , Hermanstad, Pretoria. Reports from the scene indicate that the man came off the bike and then fell thirty meters down a steep...

  • Pedestrian critically injured in crash at Olifantsfontein offramp, in Midrand.

    June 25, 2016 • Accidents, PedestrainComments Off on Pedestrian critically injured in crash at Olifantsfontein offramp, in Midrand.

    Yesterday afternoon EMER-G-MED’s M06 responded to reports of a pedestrian collision on the N1 North after the Olifantsfontein offramp, in Midrand. On arrival paramedics found that the pedestrian had been critically injured, and was lying in the middle...

  • Man sustains fatal injuries after crashing vehicle into tree

    June 25, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on Man sustains fatal injuries after crashing vehicle into tree

    A man sadly died this evening after crashing his vehicle into a tree on Albert Wessels Drive in Newcastle. ER24 paramedics attended to the incident. The bakkie was found entangled in the tree. The man believed to be in his 40’s was trapped in the...

  • Fatal crash on the corners of Heidelberg and Houer, in City Deep.

    June 25, 2016 • Accidents, Bakkie, TaxiComments Off on Fatal crash on the corners of Heidelberg and Houer, in City Deep.

    Early yesterday morning EMER-G-MED’s RV5, A04 and A10 responded to reports of a mass casualty incident on the the corners of Heidelberg and Houer, in City Deep. Just after 06:00 paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a taxi and a bakkie had...

  • Man robbed and shot in broad daylight on the N2 near the M7 off ramp in Durban

    June 24, 2016 • NewsComments Off on Man robbed and shot in broad daylight on the N2 near the M7 off ramp in Durban

    A man was robbed and shot in broad daylight earlier this morning on the N2 near the M7 off ramp in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. The man was driving when he allegedly experienced mechanical difficulty with his vehicle. He stopped on the side of the road to asses his...

  • Global aviation body appoints ATNS CEO to its executive committee

    June 23, 2016 • Air, TransportComments Off on Global aviation body appoints ATNS CEO to its executive committee

    Over 220 delegates from the air traffic management (ATM) industry met in Vancouver, Canada, for the CANSO Global ATM Summit and 20th Annual General Meeting. At the Executive Committee meeting following the 20th CANSO Annual General Meeting, Thabani Mthiyane,...

  • Two trains collide near Swinton road in Durban

    June 23, 2016 • Rail, TransportComments Off on Two trains collide near Swinton road in Durban

    Scores of people have sustained moderate to minor injuries after two trains  collided with each other at Swinton road in Durban. The exact detail to the cause of the incident will form part of an investigation. Netcare911 paramedics and various other...