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November 22, 2013 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Elderly man dies crashing into concrete pillar at a Hillcrest shopping centre
A 70 year man has been killed this morning at a shopping centre in Hillcrest. Paramedics arrived to find that the man had crashed into a concrete pillar with his Nissan bakkie in the underground parking lot. They found him seated inside the vehicle and he was...
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November 22, 2013 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on 5 Injured when bakkie crashes into river
Mtunzini- KwaZulu Natal – 21 November Five men suffered injury after being thrown from the back of a bakkie in Mtunzini in KwaZulu-Natal late yesterday afternoon. It is believed that the driver of the bakkie lost control at around 6pm yesterday before the...
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November 22, 2013 •
Accidents, Bus •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on At least 11 killed in Limpopo bus crash on N1
A bus has collided with another vehicle on the N1 highway in Limpopo, killing at least 11 people, eNCA reported on Friday. The accident took place near Makhado. The N1 near the Capricorn toll plaza has been closed as rescue officials attend to the scene....
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October 3, 2013 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Collision leaves 2 injured at the corner of Smith Street and Gardiner Street
Just before 9pm last night Rescue Care paramedics were called to a serious accident at the corner of Smith Street and Gardiner Street. On arrival paramedics found that two vehicles had collided in the junction before one of the vehicles lost control and...
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October 2, 2013 •
Accidents, Bike, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Dash Cam captures crash as biker weaves through JHB traffic and collides at intersection
A friend captured a video this morning which clearly illustrates the dangers of bikers weaving through traffic. The Papago camera, mounted with a rear view, captured this video of the crash. The driver of the vehicle, a young lady, as well as the biker asked...
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October 2, 2013 •
Car, News •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Arno’s brother in serious condition after accident
Arno Jordaan’s brother is in serious condition after being pulled from a burning vehicle. South African singer Arno Jordaan’s brother, Dewald, was seriously injured in a collision with another vehicle in the east of Pretoria on Wednesday. Both...
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October 2, 2013 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Three people killed, three injured in collision on N12
Three people were killed and three others injured this morning in a collision between a minibus, two passenger vehicles and a truck on the N12 towards Wolmaranstad at the Alabama turn off ,North West. The initial impact caused the truck to collide with a...
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October 1, 2013 •
Accidents, News, Sea •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Boy drowns in Western Cape
Melkbosstrand, Western Cape 30 September A search and rescue operation was launched yesterday afternoon after reports came in that a young boy had gone missing in the ocean at Melkbosstrand in the Western Cape. Rescue workers assisted by an aerial search...
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October 1, 2013 •
Advice, Road, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Quad Bikes and Children
Much is being done to protect the younger generation from the dangers of underage driving – yet children are allowed to drive on all-terrain vehicles [ATV’s] / quad bikes without supervision and formal training. In recent research in the US the rate of...
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October 1, 2013 •
Accidents, Car, News •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on 3 Vehicles collide on Malibongwe Drive
Multiple patients suffered mild to moderate injuries last night when 3 vehicles collided on the corners of Malibongwe and South Africa Drive in Cosmo City, North West of Johannesburg. Despite the severe side impact and subsequent damage on a bakkie, no one...
