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Umhlanga side impact crash leaves two injured

March 12, 2017 • Accidents, Car • Jonckie • Comments Off on Umhlanga side impact crash leaves two injured

At 12h20 on Sunday afternoon Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a collision along Umhlanga Rocks Drive by Ilala Ridge, Umhlanga. Exact detail to the cause of the crash is still speculative and will form part of the South African Police investigation. Paramedics arrived at the scene and found that one vehicle collided into the side [&hellip...

Road user shares photos of potholes causing damage to vehicles in the Free State

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...

5 Injured in crash in Northdene, Pinetown

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...

Train derails in Namibia on washed-away tracks

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...

Two People injured in a motor vehicle crash, Auckland Park

March 2, 2017 • Accidents, Car • Media • Comments Off on Two People injured in a motor vehicle crash, Auckland Park

Yesterday morning Emer-G-Med’s M01 and A11 attended to a motor-vehicle accident on the corner of Perth and Lewis, in Auckland Park. It’s alleged that one car skipped a red traffic light while travelling in the bus lane, resulting in a collision...

Durban CBD crash leaves eight injured – one dead

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...

3 Injured in city crash, Durban

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...

A driver injured in a collision on the corner of Malibongwe Drive and River Road, in Kya Sands

February 24, 2017 • Accidents, Car, Truck • Media • Comments Off on A driver injured in a collision on the corner of Malibongwe Drive and River Road, in Kya Sands

Yesterday afternoon just after 4 pm Emer-G-Med’s M03 and A02 attended to a collision on the corner of Malibongwe Drive and River Road, in Kya Sands. On arrival, paramedics found that a car had been rear-ended by a truck, allegedly after the truck failed...

Taxi and car collide on N2 at Umgababa

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...

A driver injured when vehicle rolled on the R24, Bedfordview

February 20, 2017 • Accidents, Car • Media • Comments Off on A driver injured when vehicle rolled on the R24, Bedfordview

On Saturday night Emer-G-Med’s M08 and A09 attended to a collision, in which one vehicle rolled on the R24 West before the Gillooleys Interchange, in Bedfordview – east of Johannesburg. The driver of the overturned vehicle sustained moderate...