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Author archives: Jonckie

  • Durban man fighting for his life after falling from a tree

    January 29, 2016 • Accidents, PedestrainComments Off on Durban man fighting for his life after falling from a tree

    This morning at 10h41 Netcare 911 paramedics received a call for a man that had fallen from a tree in Allamanda Road in Glen Hills, Durban. Reports from the scene indicate that the man was about eight meters up the tree when he slipped and fell, his body...

  • One killed and two injured in Middelburg collision

    January 28, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on One killed and two injured in Middelburg collision

    A man was killed and two others injured last night after two vehicles collided head-on on the R555, 10km outside of Middelburg, Mpumalanga. When ER24 paramedics, along with various services, arrived on the scene, they found that a bakkie and light motor...

  • SAPS celebrates 27 January as National Police Day

    January 27, 2016 • Accidents, NewsComments Off on SAPS celebrates 27 January as National Police Day

    The South African Police Service (SAPS) is today celebrating National Police Day. Cabinet approved 27 January as National Police Day in 2005. The day remembers the sacrifices that the men and women in blue have made and continue to make as they provide safety...

  • Two people have been injured in a three car collision in Redhill, Durban

    Two people have been injured in a three car collision in Redhill, Durban

    January 27, 2016 • Accidents, Car, Road, TransportComments Off on Two people have been injured in a three car collision in Redhill, Durban

    Two people have been left with minor to moderate injuries in a collision involving three light motor vehicles on Prince Umhlangane Road in Redhill, north of Durban this morning. The injured were attended to on scene before being taken to hospital by a Crisis...

  • The all-new Lexus RX makes its South African debut

    January 26, 2016 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on The all-new Lexus RX makes its South African debut

    Origami-inspired design cues, a heady mix of sharp creases and curves, an emboldened spindle grille and a whimsical ‘floating’ roof, the re-fashioned fourth generation RX, the luxury marque’s most successful car to date, makes an undeniably powerful...

  • 5th Global Rail Freight Conference in Rotterdam: shaping together the business of the future!

    January 26, 2016 • Rail, TransportComments Off on 5th Global Rail Freight Conference in Rotterdam: shaping together the business of the future!

    (Paris, 25 January 2016) The International Union of Railways (UIC), the worldwide association representing the railway sector with 240 members from 95 countries, is organising the fifth edition of the Global Rail Freight Conference (GRFC) in Rotterdam from...

  • SAA resumes flights to the US after adverse weather in the east coast of the US

    January 25, 2016 • Air, News, Traffic, TransportComments Off on SAA resumes flights to the US after adverse weather in the east coast of the US

    South African Airways (SAA) on Sunday resumed all flights from Johannesburg to Washington DC and New York City in the United States. SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali said flights resumed on Sunday evening after the airline received updates that adverse weather in...

  • Man killed after falling from bakkie on the N1 north bound near the Beyers Naude Off-ramp

    January 25, 2016 • Accidents, CarComments Off on Man killed after falling from bakkie on the N1 north bound near the Beyers Naude Off-ramp

    A man in his 30s was killed this morning after he fell from a moving bakkie on the N1 north bound near the Beyers Naude Off-ramp in Johannesburg. ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene to find the patient lying in the slow lane near...

  • Richards Bay shipping accident leaves two injured

    January 24, 2016 • Accidents, Sea, TransportComments Off on Richards Bay shipping accident leaves two injured

    This afternoon Netcare 911 paramedics flew on board the Port Net helicopter to a vessel about seven miles out to sea off Richards Bay. Reports indicate that two sailors sustained severe burns after an explosion on a ship. The Netcare 911 paramedics was...

  • Pedestrian injured on Mnandi Road in Bridle Park, Midrand.

    January 24, 2016 • Accidents, PedestrainComments Off on Pedestrian injured on Mnandi Road in Bridle Park, Midrand.

    A man has been critically injured after being hit by a vehicle on Mnandi Road in Bridle Park, Midrand. Reports from the scene is that the man was crossing the road when he was struck. Netcare911 paramedics arrived on scene and treated the injured man on...