A collision late yesterday afternoon left two people injured after two bakkies collided into each other on the N2 at the Lwandle turning. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found that two bakkies had been involved in the collision and that the one had ended inside a ditch, while the second one was found [...]
A truck driver and his two work colleges have sustained serious injuries after a head on collision between two trucks on Shorts Retreat Road in Mkondeni just outside Pietermaritzburg this morning. ER24 and the local Fire Department arrived on the scene and found that two trucks in the road with massive front damage to both. [...]
A twenty two year old research diver from America has sustained critical injuries after being attacked by a shark on the Natal South coast. Reports from the divers indicate that they were diving on the Aliwal shoal observing the sardines when a three meter dusky shark bit the man on his left leg. Quick thinking [...]
The National Sea Rescue Institute on Tuesday warned that drownings and capsizing of boats were most likely to occur during spring tides expected on July 1. It was concerned that with the school holidays, children angling from rocks, boating or bathing, were at great risk of being swept out to sea, spokesman Craig Lambinon said [...]
Eskom’s safety remains a grave concern particularly deaths due to vehicle accidents. In total, six employee, 18 contractor and 43 public fatalities were reported in its latest financial year. While safety remains a negative issue, Eskom on Monday indicated that it is well on the way to financial sustainability after it sustained a loss of [...]
A fisherman lost his life after falling into the sea on the Durban beach front at around 03h40 this morning. It is believed that the man was fishing from the pier in front of the Blue Waters hotel when he fell into the sea. Exact details to the cause of the incident must still be [...]
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No Comments »A thirty five year old motor cyclist is in a serious condition after losing control of his bike and landing underneath a light motor vehicle on the N3 Durban bound near Peacevale this afternoon. ER24 paramedics who were on their way back from Pietermaritzburg towards Durban came across the accident. They found the motor cyclist [...]
Posted in Bike, Road Tags: motorbike insurance, motorbike safety, safety for motorcyclists No Comments »A security guard is in a critical condition and six other people have sustained minor to moderate injuries after a collision involving three cars occurred at the intersection of Pietermaritz and West Street in Pietermaritzburg CBD this afternoon. ER24 paramedics rushed to the scene and found the three vehicles still in the intersection and obstructing [...]
16 people have been injured after a truck collided with 2 cars at the intersection of William Nicol Drive and Ballycare Drive. It seems that the truck was travelling towards Sandton from Fourways and crashed over the center island just before the robots. The truck then crashed right over the drivers compartment of a Toyota [...]
A 12 year old boy needed to be airlifted to hospital after hurting his back while he was playing at school. The boy was allegedly playing during break when he rolled down one of the field embankments and landed on his bottom. He was in a state of slight confusion and was complaining of severe [...]
