BISHOP LAVIS 19 July 2011, 08:00 A 6 year old boy has been seriously injured this morning after being struck by a taxi at high speed on Lavis Drive near 35th Avenue. The boy was unaccompanied during the time of the collision and was on his way to school .Then without warning the taxi collided [...]
A man in his 50′s has been seriously injured after being knocked by a taxi on Voortrekker Road in Kraaifontein Thursday afternoon. We believe that the man was trying to cross the road to catch a taxi when another taxi knocked him. The front passenger side of the taxi collided with the man and when [...]
We would like to share an email sent to the Arrive Alive website earlier today: Subject: Dangerous Kommetjie Road running through residential area, Fish Hoek – public meeting Message: ——– Hi We are holding a public think-tank meeting with regard to Kommetjie Road running through Fish Hoek, following another tragic and unnecessary death of a [...]
ER24 paramedics were kept busy this weekend as they had to attend to over 232 accidents across the country. Paramedics had to provide medical assistance at over 197 motor vehicle accidents, 11 motorbike accidents and 24 pedestrian accidents. An accident on the N12 highway at the Atlas turn off in Benoni left two people dead [...]
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Tags: accidents, ER24, Truck, weekend accidents 
No Comments »A man to be in his early thirties was knocked down on the N3 Durban bound between Richmond Road and the M7 off ramp from the busy freeway by a light motor vehicle that was travelling along in the right hand lane this morning. ER24 paramedics from Pinetown rushed to the scene and found the [...]
Today marks the international launch of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety. As one of the signatories of this landmark declaration, South Africa has committed herself to reduce road deaths by 50% between 2011- 2020. Road fatalities are a global crisis. A study by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) shows that [...]
A man has been killed on the N3 at the Nottingham Road offramp after it is alleged he ran into the road as a truck drove by. At this stage it is still under investigation as to why the man was in the road in the first place, but the large 18 wheeler was unable [...]
A 23 year old man was knocked by a vehicle on Kingsway Road in Benoni this morning near the Putfontein Road. ER24 paramedics from the Benoni Base rushed to the scene accompanied by the Glynnwood Life paramedics. On arrival, they found a young man lying in the road, and he was in a critical condition. [...]
A twenty nine year old man is in a serious condition after being found lying next to the railway lines near George Dale in Cato Ridge this morning. ER24 were notified by the local authorities of a man that had being found lying next to the railway lines and needed medical assistance. Once on scene, [...]
A seven year old girl is in a serious condition after been struck down by a light motor vehicle on Wendtlandt Road in Parow, Cape Town on Monday evening. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the little girl lying in the road. The light motor vehicle was just a few meters away from [...]
