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Two men injured in Vereeniging crash

VEREENIGING 7 May 2012, 15:00 Two men sustained some injuries this afternoon following a collision at the corners of General Smuts and Springbok road in Vereeniging. The cause of the collision is unclear at this stage, but a Mercedes Benz had partially collided head-on with a Toyota passenger vehicle. When ER24 paramedics arrived at the [...]

Collision In Umhlanga Rocks Leaves Two Injured

[DURBAN – 07 MAY 2012 AT 10H00] Two people have sustained serious injuries after a collision on Umhlanga Rocks Drive involving two light motor vehicles this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the two vehicles still on the road with extensive damage to both. The female driver of the vehicle was mechanically [...]

Car lands in ditch – Carletonville

[Carletonville 06 May 2012 02:30] A woman was lucky to have escaped serious injury in an accident in the early hours of this morning. ER24 Carletonville paramedics were called to the R501 between Carletonville and Johannesburg where there were reports of a car in a ditch. When paramedics arrived at the scene, the driver of [...]

Taxi crashes into tree near Inchanga

[Durban 06 May 2012 08:00] The driver of the taxi is believed to have suddenly lost control of the vehicle due to unknown reason on the R103 neat the Inchanga Railway Station. The taxi then left the road and crashed into a tree down a short embankment. Fortunately, there had only been the driver and [...]

Photos as aircraft makes emergency landing on Durban beach

A pilot and his crew escaped injury after their light aircraft had to make an emergency landing on the beach behind Virginia airport this afternoon. Exact detail to the cause of the plane going down on the beach remains a subject for civil aviation investigation and comment. Netcare 911 rescue and the SAPS search and [...]

11 year old airlifted after school rugby incident

VANDERBIJL PARK 4 May 2012, 08:15 A 11 year old boy sustained some injuries this morning following a rugby incident in Vanderbijlpark. The boy was allegedly playing an informal game of rugby with some of his friends before the first school bell. He then allegedly tried to tackle a player from the opposing team when [...]

Elderly woman dies in Three Rivers

[Three Rivers 03 May 2012 09:00] An elderly woman has been killed after an accident in Three Rivers in the Vaal. It appears that a truck carrying a load of sand and a Mercedes A Class collided head on, while traveling on Blackwood Road near the intersection with Heidelburg road. Both vehicles then left the [...]

Young biker injured in crash on Curie Avenue in Bloemfontein

[Bloemfontein 2 May 2012 17:00] A young motorcyclist has been injured after an apparent head on collision with an Opel Corsa on Curie Avenue in Bloemfontein. No one knows what actually caused the accident, or as to who was at fault, but paramedics were called out to treat the young man who was flung from [...]

Child killed, 4 hurt in Eastern Cape crash near Bizana

A child was killed and four people injured in a crash near Bizana in the Eastern Cape, SABC radio news reported on Tuesday. Arrive Alive spokesperson Tshepo Machaea said the vehicle overturned. The four injured people were admitted to hospital in Bizana. – SAPA

Free climber injured in rockfall

NELSPRUIT 30 April 2012, 11:45 A free climber sustained serious injuries this afternoon following a incident on a hill near Nelspruit. The man, aged 29, was climbing a wall when he griped a large boulder. The boulder the allegedly slipped and the man fell. The boulder then landed on the man. ER24 paramedics, local law [...]