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Author archives: Jonckie

  • 10 Injured in minibus taxi rollover in Silverton, Pretoria

    March 22, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on 10 Injured in minibus taxi rollover in Silverton, Pretoria

    Ten people have sustained injuries varying from serious to moderate after a taxi overturned on Watermeyer Street and corner Pretoria Street in Silverton, Pretoria. Netcare911 paramedics worked alongside other services on scene to treat the injured. All...

  • St Michaels taxi crash leaves one injured

    March 21, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on St Michaels taxi crash leaves one injured

    Just after midnight on Monday morning Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a taxi collision along Marine Drive in St Michaels on the Natal South Coast. Reports from the scene indicate that the taxi drove off the side of the bridge and landed on a sand bank....

  • Five injured in rollover on the R71 towards the Mall of the North in Polokwane

    March 20, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on Five injured in rollover on the R71 towards the Mall of the North in Polokwane

    Five people have sustained injuries varying from serious to moderate after the vehicle they were traveling in overturned on the R71 towards the Mall of the North in Polokwane. When paramedics arrived on scene they found the light motor vehicle on it’s roof....

  • Pedestrian seriously injured Umhlanga Ridge

    March 19, 2016 • Accidents, PedestrainComments Off on Pedestrian seriously injured Umhlanga Ridge

    A man has been left with serious injuries after being struck by a light motor vehicle on the Moreland Millennium Bridge in Umhlanga Ridge, north of Durban this morning. Crisis Medical paramedics arrived on scene to find the man lying in the roadway having...

  • Extension of operational hours at Ports for Easter

    March 19, 2016 • News, TrafficComments Off on Extension of operational hours at Ports for Easter

    Statement by Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni at the media briefing on the extension of operational hours at Ports for Easter Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, and thank you for being here. The Department of Home Affairs will extend operating...

  • Five injured in minibus rollover in Kempton Park

    March 18, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on Five injured in minibus rollover in Kempton Park

    This morning just before 6am EMER-G-MED’s RV2 and A09 responded to the scene of a collision on the corner of Isando and Monteer in Isando, Kempton Park. On arrival paramedics found that a taxi had collided with a light motor vehicle, causing the taxi to...

  • Transport Minister welcomes SA ’s reappointment as chair of the UN’s ICAO Aviation Security Panel

    March 18, 2016 • Air, Traffic, TransportComments Off on Transport Minister welcomes SA ’s reappointment as chair of the UN’s ICAO Aviation Security Panel

    Minister of Transport Ms. Dipuo Peters has welcomed South Africa’s reappointment to chair the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Security Panel for the second time. This appointment was confirmed at a week-long ICAO AvSec panel session in...

  • Driver entrapped in multi-vehicle collision on the M2 East near Cleveland

    March 18, 2016 • Accidents, TruckComments Off on Driver entrapped in multi-vehicle collision on the M2 East near Cleveland

    Earlier Thursday afternoon EMER-G-MED’s RV9, M08 as well as other services responded to reports of a serious multi-vehicle collision on the M2 East near Cleveland, in Johannesburg’s East Rand. On arrival paramedics found that two trucks as well as...

  • Several injured in road crashes in KZN

    March 17, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on Several injured in road crashes in KZN

    Paramedics from the Department of Health’s Emergency Medical Services have responded to several road crashes over the past few hours. One incident occurred on Willowfortien road in the Pietermaritzburg area. A mother and her two small children were injured...

  • One injured in structural collapse at restaurant in Woodmead

    March 16, 2016 • Accidents, ConstructionComments Off on One injured in structural collapse at restaurant in Woodmead

    EMER-G-MED’s RV6 and A06 are attending to a structural collapse at a restaurant in Woodmead. One person has sustained serious injuries and is being transported to a nearby trauma centre under Advanced Life Support care for further management...