Archive for the ‘Accident Cover’ Category

Worker injured in forklift accident in Wartburg

[WARTBURG, KZN 17 May 2012 09:30] A worker sustained serious injuries this morning following a forklift accident at a steel warehouse in Wartburg. The cause of the incident is unclear at this stage but the worker was driving the forklift when he allegedly lost control of the vehicle and fell out from behind the steering [...]

Car crashes off Eufees Road bridge

[Pretoria 17 May 2012 01:00] The blue Honda sedan was traveling on Eufees road when the driver lost control for some reason and the vehicle then crashed off the bridge and onto the road below. The vehicle came to rest on its wheels on Old Pretoria Main Road, an approximate eight meter drop from the [...]

Child critically injured at Bloem school

[Bloemfontein 14 May 2012 08:00] A group of children were playing at the school when it is believed that a large cement water pipe usually used for water drainage, fell onto him. The incident details remain unclear, but ER24 paramedics from Bloemfontein were called in to the primary school to treat the injured boy. When [...]

8 injured in 3 vehicle pile-up in Roodepoort

[ROODEPOORT, JHB 13 May 2012, 10:25] Eight people sustained various injuries this morning following a three vehicle collision on Main Reef road in Roodepoort. The cause of the collision is unclear at this stage, but a Ford bakkie had allegedly veered out of control before overturning. A passenger vehicle then swerved out of the way [...]

Four Western Cape accidents within hours leaves several injured

[Western Cape 10/11 May 2012] Four accidents in the Western Cape in the last 24 hours has left multiple people with various injuries. Yesterday afternoon, a bakkie carrying vegetables for the marker, with two occupants in the front cabin, left the N7 while travelling in the direction of Malmesbury, just before the N1 split. The [...]

Pedestrain dies on the N1 highway in Maraisburg

MARAISBURG, GP 9 May 2012 16:00 A male pedestrian has died this afternoon after he was struck by a car while attempting to cross the N1 highway in Maraisburg. The man, believed to be aged 40, was attempting to cross the busy highway when he was struck by a car in the third lane. When [...]

Accident Leaves N3 Closed, KZN

[DURBAN, KZN, 08 MAY 2012 AT 13H00] A collision on the N3 north bound just the Spine Road off ramp to the Pavilion involving three trucks and a light motor vehicle, causing the complete closure to the freeway has left two people with serious injuries this afternoon. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found [...]

Motorcyclist knocked down on Old Main Road, Hillcrest

[ Hillcrest - 08 May 2012 at 07h45 ] A twenty one year old motorcyclist is in a serious condition after been knocked down by a taxi at the corners of Old Main and Mill Road in Hillcrest this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the motorcyclist lying in the road with [...]

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 [...]