Posts Tagged ‘accidents’

Accident claims 2 lives near Polokwane

[Polokwane 03 January 2012 17:30] Paramedics from the ER24 Polokwane base rushed to the scene of a terrible accident approximately 20 kilometers south of Polokwane itself on the R101. Two vehicles had collided head on and both vehicles were found at the side of the road, crumpled as a result of the impact. A man [...]

2 killed 3 injured in 2 accidents in JHB East

[Johannesburg East 24 December 2011 19:00 - 21:00] Two accidents between 19:00 and 21:00 in the Eastern areas of Johannesburg has left 2 dead and another 3 with various injuries. The first if the two accidents happened on Elgin Road in Kempton Park where two vehicles collided head on. The cause of the accident is [...]

Residential wall knocked down countless times in road crashes

[Vanderbijlpark 03 December 2011 03:00] A residence at the corners of Frikkie Meyer and Beethoven Streets in Vanderbijlpark has had to rebuild the wall outside of their property countless times. Because of the sharp bend in the road, it seems that motorists misjudge the corner and they are not able to correct in time and [...]

Two Trucks Collide on the N14

A serious truck accident on the N14 at the Petroport in the direction of Pretoria has left a man with critical injuries. It seems that the first container truck was stationary in the emergency lane of the highway and the second truck came past in the slow lane. The driver may have miss judged the [...]

ER24 kept busy as 232 Accidents Leaves Several Dead

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 [...]

What do we need to know about treating snake bites?

As you are well aware, snake bites can be fatal, and signs and symptoms shown up relatively quickly and affect vitals body functions within minutes. Both snakes that you mentioned are of the deadliest in our country, and appropriate medical attention is needed urgently. Our suggestion is that if there is a snake bite, that [...]

Nurse, ambulance staff killed in Eastern Cape accident

Four people including a nurse and a pregnant woman died when the ambulance they were in drove into a stationary trailer in the middle of the road between Mthatha and Bizana, says the Eastern Cape health department. The ambulance driver and an assistant also died when the ambulance crashed into [the] trailer on Tuesday evening,” [...]

Fifteen Injured In Collision outside Kokstad

Fifteen people have being injured after a bakkie and a truck collided on the N2 about 25km outside Kokstad this morning. ER24 service provider ResQmed arrived on the scene and found the bakkie had crashed into the back of the truck and that both lanes of the N2 had been closed to traffic because of [...]

Multiple Collisions on the N1 Highway near Rawsonville causes Massive Traffic delays.

Multiple collisions occurred this afternoon on a specific part the N1 highway near Rawsonville. All the collisions occurred within one kilometer of each other and all within a few hours. The first collision occurred at 13:00 when a large truck jackknifed trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle. Whilst jackknifing the truck’s trailer caught [...]

Umhlanga head-on smash kills one, injures another

A man was killed and a woman seriously injured when a bakkie and a car collided head-on on Umhlanga Rocks Drive near the CBD this afternoon. The cause of the accident remains unclear and will form the subject of a South African Police Force investigation. Paramedics arrived at the scene to find the two wrecked [...]