A young girl tragically lost her life yesterday when a Hyundai 1 tonner allegedly drove through a red light at the intersection of Christian De Wet and Paul Kruger road at approximately 15:50 yesterday afternoon.

The 1 Tonner collided with a red VW Citi Golf on the passenger side critically injuring the young child, aged 10, who was seated in the passenger seat in the VW.

An Emer-G-Med Ambulance crew was first on scene. When they arrived the young girl was not breathing and they immediately began CPR. The Matrix Road Safety Association vehicle arrived shortly afterwards and the onboard medic assisted fellow crew members with their attempts to save the young girl. With full advance life support resuscitation the Emer-G-Med paramedics were able to restore a pulse.

The patient was then packaged and rushed off to the nearest hospital for further stabilization. Unfortunately the young girl’s injuries were far too severe and she was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Terence Teixeira from Matrix Road Safety Association confirmed that there were no other serious casualties on the scene.

For more information on the Matrix Road Safety Association go to www.matrix.co.za

A female worker at a pie factory in Grassy Park sustained some injuries this afternoon after she got her arm stuck between two dough rollers.

The cause of the incident is unclear at this stage, but the worker who was operating the machine got her right arm stuck between the two rollers while feeding in the dough. Concerned coworkers rushed to the aid of the 25 year old female and immediately called the Emergency Medical Services out to the scene.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found the woman still stuck in the machine. Rescue workers from the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health: Emergency Medical Services managed to extricate the patients arm from the machine.

Paramedics then treated the worker at the scene for a suspected broken right arm before transporting her to Victoria Hospital for further treatment. the incident will be investigated by the appropriate authority.

Andre Visser, ER24

My friend Alwyn Myburgh had the sickening experience of witnessing a head-on collision earlier this afternoon on the N1 South of Coleberg.  Alwyn sent me these images of the accident scene shortly after the accident happened about 100m in front of him.

His version is that the Citi Golf appeared to drift across the road right in front of a truck and the truck tried to avoid the collision but was unable to do so. Miraculously the truck driver managed not to roll the truck which came to a stadstill in the veld next to the road.

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 wheel. The forklift then proceeded to roll over the worker before coming to a standstill on top of him. Concerned coworkers rushed to the injured workers aid. It took approximately 15 workers to lift the vehicle off the injured man.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found the man still on the floor and in severe pain. The man received Advanced Life Support treatment at the scene for suspected back and neck injuries, an injury to his left shoulder and a broken right leg.

The man was later transported to Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg for further medical attention. The Incident will be investigated by the appropriate authority.

Andre Visser, ER24

[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 bridge.

The cause of the accident will need to be investigate as it is not yet clear as to why the driver lost control and the vehicle crashed from the bridge, the necessary authorities who attended the scene will collect information for investigation purposes.

Paramedics and rescuers arrived to find that the vehicle was quite badly damaged, and five men had been traveling in the vehicle at the time. One of the passengers had already died in the car due to extensive traumatic injuries. Nothing further could be done for the man and he was declared dead. Two of other occupants, one of them the driver, had suffered critical injuries. The driver had suffered an extensive head injury while the passenger had suffered multiple broken bones and was in an extreme amount of pain. The two were removed from the wreck after Fire and Rescue workers had cut the vehicle open using the Jaws of Life. Paramedics treated the injured where they sat, stabilising the two critically injured patients before they moved them into the ambulance for transport to hospital. The remaining two men were lucky to have only suffered minor injuries. They too were assessed, treated for their injuries and then taken to a nearby hospital for further medical care.

There had been no other vehicles involved in the accident.

Vanessa Jackson, ER24

084 222 1078

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[POTCHEFSTROOM, NW 16 May 2012, 00:10]

One person has died following a structural fire in Potchefstroom early this morning.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, but when ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found that one of the apartments was well alight.

Various residents of the apartment building managed to vacate the burning building, but after further investigation paramedics found that one of the residents had sustained various fatal burns. The person was unfortunately later declared dead at the scene.

The cause of the blaze will be investigated by the appropriate authority.

Andre Visser, ER24

084 211 2277

One man was fortunate to have sustained minor injuries only this morning after a truck jack-knifed on the Market road off ramp, off of the N3 highway.

The cause of the incident is unclear at this stage, but the truck had allegedly jack-knifed in wet conditions. A single passenger sustained minor injuries to his arm. The man was treated at the scene before being transported to a nearby medical facility for further care.

No other occupants sustained any injuries in the incident.

Andre Visser, ER24

Today (14 May) at around 12:00, a motorcyclist was knocked down by a delivery truck on Graystone Avenue in Wynberg. The truck was pulling out of a business premises when the driver did not see the motorcyclist on Graystone Avenue.

The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and received immediate medical attention when the Matrix Road Safety Foundation and onboard Emer-G-Med paramedics arrived on the scene. The scene had secured by the Sandton Fire Department so the paramedics could safely treat the patient. The patient was stabilized and transported to hospital for further treatment.

“We urge motorist to at all times be vigilant of other vehicles and motorcycles around them,” says Terence Teixeira from Matrix Road Safety Foundation. “Motorcyclist need to wear the appropriate gear to make them more visible and to take more caution when passing in a vehicle’s blind spots,” he adds.

For more information on the Matrix Road Safety Foundation go to www.matrix.co.za.

Also view:

Motorcycle Safety and ATGATT

Blind Spots and Road Safety

[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 they arrived on scene they found the seven year old in a critical condition, having suffered extensive head and chest injuries.

Advanced Life Support care was immediately initiated and paramedics tried as best they could to stabilise the little boy while they were still on scene. The child was placed on life saving equipment and rushed through to a nearby hospital for further care, all the while treating the boy for his injuries.

The boy remains in a critical condition at Pelonimi Hospital.

No other children had been injured in the incident.

Vanessa Jackson, ER24

084 222 1078

[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 of the bakkie, but then collided head on with a third vehicle.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found a total of eight people in need of medical attention. Three of the people had sustained serious injuries in the form of suspected back, neck, head and abdominal injuries as well as broken bones.

The remaining five patients sustained moderate to minor injuries ranging from suspected back and neck injuries to various scrapes and bruises. All of the patients received treatment at the scene from various Emergency Medical Services before being transported to various nearby medical facilities for further treatment.

Local law enforcement officials attended the scene and will be investigating the cause of the collision further.

Andre Visser, ER24