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3 die and 3 others injured in Vereeniging collision

VEREENIGING 5 February 2012, 15:10 3 people have died and 3 others sustained injuries following a collision on the R549 this afternoon. The cause of the collision is unknown, but a passenger vehicle with 6 occupants had collided with a tipper truck. The collision resulted in the passenger vehicle overturning multiple times. When ER24 paramedics [...]

13 injured as taxi overturns near Potchefstroom

POTCHEFSTROOM 4 February 2012, 05:30 13 people sustained various injuries this morning following a single vehicle collision on the Ventersdorp road outside of Potchefstroom. The cause of the collision is unknown, but a single minibus taxi had veered from the road, allegedly to avoid colliding with a buck, before overturning. When ER24 paramedics arrived at [...]

Worker Dies after Building Collapse

MACASSAR 2 February 2012, 10:30 A 27 year old man has died after a building collapsed on him while he was digging a trench at a building site in Macassar. When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they could see that the incident was severe. The entire building structure had collapsed to its one side [...]

Woman critically injured in Sandton motorbike accident

[Sandton 01 February 2012 08:30] A 45 year old woman was flung from her bike this morning, resulting in her sustaining critical injuries. ER24 paramedics at the scene said that the woman was allegedly traveling on her motorbike when a car collided into the side of her causing her to be flung from her bike. [...]

Police in Spain use road crash to catch bank robber

This incident took place in Spain. Apparently the Spanish police agreed to placate a ‘bank hostage’ situation by allowing the radical to ‘escape’ uninhibited. He was allowed to walk out of the bank in the company of 2 hostages. As requested, the police provided him with a motorcycle and free access to the motorcycle. Then, [...]

Young Man In Critical Condition After Accident

[PINETOWN – 31 JANUARY 2012 AT 16H45] A man believed to be 21 is in a critical condition after he was knocked down by a light motor vehicle on the M1 near to the Marrianhill testing grounds just outside of Pinetown this afternoon. ER24 and EMRS arrived on the scene and found the patient lying [...]

15 People Injured After Collision In Howick

[HOWICK – 30 JANUARY 2012 AT 10H00] 15 people have sustained injuries after a collision between two light motor vehicles and a taxi at the intersection of Howard Street and Howick main Road in Howick CBD area this morning. ER24 and EMRS arrived on the scene to find the taxi on its side and the [...]

Child bitten in the face by Boerboel in Winburg

[Bloemfontein 29 January 2012 11:30] A child has been bitten in the face by a dog this morning in Winburg. It is believed that it was a Boerboel that had bitten the child. A family, originally from Brakpan, were at a wedding in Winburg and they were staying over at a guest house in the [...]

Fatal accident at First Avenue in Bloemfontein on Saturday night

Two persons sustained moderate injuries and one person passed away when two vehicles colided head on in First Avenue, Bloemfontein late Saturday evening. Stanley Trauma Response Africa Powered by Volvo Bloemfontein

Vegetable stand smashed in car crash in Lenasia

[Lenasia 28 January 2012 16:00] A woman driving a VW Polo on Nirvana Drive in Lenasia allegedly aquaplaned in her vehicle after heavy rains in the area. The woman in her 30′s was luckily uninjured but her car crashed through a stand on the side of the road where a man sells vegetables. The man [...]