Archive for June, 2010

Woman Crashes Car Into House after losing control

A woman had a narrow escape from serious injuries after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into a house in Pinetown this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find the motor vehicle had gone through a fence, completely destroying the gate and fence and stopping at the front door of the house. [...]

17 Injured After Head on Collision on R114

17 people were injured after a taxi collided head on with a VW polo on the R114 outside of Riverfield Lodge. One patient was airlifted from the scene after suffering a traumatic amputation of the leg. Two others were in a critical condition, while the rest had sustained moderate to minor injury. The road remained [...]

Dozens trapped in Ghana mine

Dozens of artisanal miners are feared trapped in a collapsed gold mine in central Ghana and some are believed already dead, authorities said on Monday as they battled to pull out victims. “People have died and we believe there are many bodies down there,” said municipality chief Peter Owusu-Ashia, adding that as many as 100 [...]

Fourth worker dies after Harmony Gold blast

A fourth worker has died following an explosion at Harmony Gold’s Phakisa mine in the Free State, the company said on Monday. The underground explosion – in which three workers died instantly – occurred on Thursday. Josie Randall, a member of the Mines Rescue Services proto team who was injured in the explosion, died in [...]

Patient Airlifted after Taxi Crashes

Three people were transported to hospital after a Toyota Hi-Ace Taxi overturned on the R27 near Ysterfontein. It is alleged that one of the taxi’s tyres burst which caused it to turn onto its right side and start sliding. A twenty six-year-old female was airlifted from the scene by the ER24-Discovery Medicopter and flown to [...]

Seven Injured In Collision

Three adults and four children have being injured after the vehicle they were travelling in left the road on the R56 about 10km outside Richmond towards Pietermaritzburg this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle that had gone down a 50m embankment. Two adults and four children aged between four [...]

Man Found Hanging from Tree in Veld

Three men received the shock of their lives when they were exploring the river bank in Ruimsig this evening. The men explained that shortly before 18:00 they were looking for a place in the river to fill their buckets with water near Van Staden and Sterretjie Streets when they made the gruesome discovery. They found [...]

Waste Technician Killed in Accident

A waste technician, believed to be in his late thirties, was killed in an accident that occurred in Uitsig, Durbanville. It is alleged that the man was giving the waste removal truck a guide while it reversed. The man is believed to have then tripped and fell, which resulted in the truck riding over him. [...]

Man Detained After Crashing Car

A man had a narrow escape after crashing his car into a tree on Old Main Road in Northdene late yesterday evening. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find the vehicle in the road with the driver being treated by a member of the public for a laceration to his head. The driver was [...]

Delivery Driver Stabbed By Car Guard

A forty year old man is in a serious condition after being stabbed in the back by a car guard in Long Market street this afternoon. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find the man seated on the pavement with blood pouring from his stab wound. Paramedics placed pressure bandages on the wound and [...]