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Motorcyclist airlifted off R44 Rooi-Els

Created: 17 May 2012  [Aviation | Emergency Services] Full Version | Snippet [ROOI-ELS, WC 16 May 2012 15:05] One man sustained serious injuries this afternoon following an incident on Clarence drive, R44, near Rooi-Els.  The cause of the incident is unclear at this stage, but a male motorcyclist, aged 52, was driving on the road when he allegedly swerved to avoid a collision with another vehicle. The man then fell off the bike before being driven over

Car crashes off Eufees road bridge

Created: 17 May 2012  [Emergency Services] Full Version [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

Miraculous escape for driver

Created: 17 May 2012  [Emergency Services] Full Version [Carletonville 16 May 2012 20:00]   The driver and only occupant of an Audi was lucky to survive a severe impact collision on the N12 outside of Carletonville.    The vehicle was traveling in the direction of Potchefstroom when approximately 20 kilometers outside of Carletonville, a Ford bakkie slammed into the back of the vehicle. Details surroun

3 injured in Kwa-Pata collision

Created: 16 May 2012  [Emergency Services] Full Version | Snippet [KWA-PATA, KZN 16 May 2012, 07:30] Three people sustained some injuries this morning following a collision between a minibus taxi and a light passenger vehicle in the informal settlement of Kwa-Pata.  The cause of the collision is unclear at this stage, but a minibus taxi had collided into the side of the passenger vehicle. When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they identif

8 injured in Reddersburg taxi accident

Created: 16 May 2012  [Emergency Services] Full Version | Snippet [REDDERSBURG, FS 15 May 2012, 23:30] Eight people sustained various injuries late yesterday evening adapter a single minibus taxi overturned on the N6 near Reddersburg.  The cause of the collision is unclear at this stage, but the minibus taxi which was towing a trailer, had veered out of control before leaving the road and overturning multiple times. The vehicle had 12 occupan