Archive for the ‘Truck’ Category

Truck Accident Leaves One dead, Another In A Critical Condition

[HILLCREST - 17 JANUARY 2012 AT 05H00] A passenger has been killed and the truck driver is in a critical condition after the truck that was carrying cars over turned on the N3 Durban bound near Peacevale this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the truck lying on its side and the [...]

Distracted truck driver causes mayhem as truck collides with 7 cars on the N2 Gamtoos

The Herald Newspaper reports that a truck driver who was eating behind the wheel caused mayhem when he skipped a stop- go point at road works and crashed into 7 cars. This horrific accident claimed the lives of 4 people and injured another 9. A police spokesperson reported that the trick was carrying 35 tons [...]

Head on collision between a bakkie and truck in Nelspruit

[Nelspruit 05 November 2011 14:30] A man has been killed while an 18 year old mother is in a critical condition, and her son and the driver of a truck have been left with minor injuries after a head on collision between a bakkie and a truck occurred this afternoon on the R40 in the [...]

Truck Jack-knifes on the M5

CAPRICORN 28 October 2011, 08:20 One man has sustained some injuries earlier this morning when the vehicle he was traveling in collided with a truck on Prince George drive. The cause of the collision is still unknown, but a truck transporting a cargo of gravel had allegedly veered out of control before jack-knifing and overturning [...]

Truck Accident on N3 Durban Bound Leaves Driver In Serious Condition

[DURBAN – 27 OCTOBER 2011 AT 15H30] A truck driver is in a serious condition after he lost control his vehicle and went off the N3 Durban bound just past Shongweni and down an embankment landing on its roof, entrapping the driver inside this afternoon. ER24 paramedics from Hillcrest, the Fire Department and SAPS Search [...]

Truck jack-knifes and crashes into trees near Bloemfontein

One man has sustained severe injuries this afternoon when the truck he was driving veered off the N1 highway into trees. The cause of the collision is still unknown, but it seems that the truck had lost control before jack-knifing and leaving the highway. The truck then collided with trees next to the road. When [...]

Man falls from Moving truck-trailer

DURBANVILLE 30 September 2011, 08:45 A man has sustained severe injuries this morning after falling out of an enclosed trailer of a furniture removal truck whilst moving at speed. The exact cause of the incident is still unknown, but the 42 year old male had fallen onto the road sustaining severe injuries. The man then [...]

Truck Accident On N3 Outside Pietermaritzburg

[PIETERMARITZBURG – 12 SEPTEMBER 2011 AT 20H00] Two articulated trucks collided into one another on the N3 Durban bound between Market Road and Ashburton just out Pietermaritzburg in the early parts of yesterday evening. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found one articulated truck had crashed through the Armco barrier and had come to [...]

Head-on collision in Vaalpark

A head on collision between a truck and a sedan on the R59 behind Vaalpark in Vereeniging has left 4 people with minor to moderate injuries. The cause of the collision is at this stage unclear, but paramedics at the scene explained that it quite a narrow stretch of road, with one lane in each [...]

Paramedics kept busy in bitterly cold JHB

[Johannesburg South 15 August 2011] Snow in Johannesburg? You had better believe it. The sudden dip in temperatures had wreaked havoc on the roads, especially in the South of Johannesburg over the lunch period. Fortunately only one person needed to be taken to hospital after 4 accidents happened in the space of 30 minutes. The [...]