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Elderly Man Dies After Crashing Into Wall

[Kempton Park- 27 January 2012 at 14h50] An elderly gentleman has died after colliding with a wall. The accident took place on High Road near Orchid Road. The driver, in his early 70′s was traveling along High road when the accident occured. While the exact cause of the accident is not known, it is believed [...]

Recreational Diver Dies At Lake

[MEYERTON – 25 JANUARY 2012 AT 20H30] A recreational diver believed to be in his 20’s got into difficulty while diving at the Henley On Klip Bass Lake near to Meyerton this evening. ER24 paramedics were alerted by fellow divers at the scene of a man that had gotten into difficulty and was not breathing. [...]

2 men cutting grass stung by bees in Mondeor

[Mondeor 24 January 2012 10:00] Paramedics from the JHB South area were driving along Columbine Road towards Klipriver in Mondeor when they saw two men running around the side of the road jumping up and down waving their arms in the air. The paramedics stopped to see what the commotion was and immediately saw a [...]

Medicopter airlifts boy after fall in Vanderbijlpark

[Vanderbijlpark 23 January 2012 15:00] A young boy and his mother apparently play almost every afternoon at the stadium in Vandebijlpark. Unfortunately, this afternoon, the 11 year old was injured after he apparently lost his footing while playing at the top of the steps. The events are not totally clear, but paramedics were told that [...]

Woman Thrown From Horse near Gordons Bay In Serious Condition

[GORDONS BAY – 22 JANUARY 2012 AT 12H00] A 38 year old woman is in a serious condition after she was thrown from her horse on the Finlands Farm near to Gordons Bay this afternoon. ER24 received the call through our National Emergency Contact Centre from the family, informing that the patient had been thrown [...]

6 Injured on Saturday night in accidents in Bloemfontein

Six people sustained various injuries and were transported to various hospitals in Bloemfontein by ER24 and Netcare911 when two vehicles colided at the corners of Nelson Mandela and Melville drive late Saturday night. Stanley Schimper Trauma Response Africa Powered by Volvo Bloemfontein

Motorcyclist injured in Gordons Bay

GORDONS BAY 20 January 2012, 11:30 A 55 year old man sustained moderate injuries this morning after he was allegedly struck off his motorbike in Gordons Bay. The cause of the collision is unknown, but the man was driving on Faura Marine Drive when a motor vehicle allegedly collided with his motorbike, knocking him to [...]

Father And Son Injured On the N12 Near Fochville

[FOCHVILLE – 19 JANUARY 2012 AT 15H10] A father and son are in a serious condition after a collision between an articulated truck and a bakkie on the N12 about 5km outside of Fochville in the direction of Potchefstroom this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the truck across the N12 with [...]

Young boy airlifted after being knocked by a car in Vanderbijlpark

[Vanderbijlpark 18 January 2012 16:30] A young boy of approximately 10 to 12 years old has sustained critical injuries after being knocked by a car in Vanderbijlpark. The woman who was driving in a Toyota SUV with her two teenage children was driving along Marlbank Road away from the Stokkiesdraai Road when the incident occurred. [...]

Pretoria Doctor killed by buffalo in front of son

A Pretoria doctor died in front of his son on Tuesday morning when a buffalo attacked him on his game farm. Willie Cronjé, 44, who had a medical practice in Queenswood, was also a part-time game farmer. He and his son, Willem, 18, were on his game farm Uitkyk, about 20km from Boshof in the [...]