A 44-year-old suspect was found with suspected stolen goods from a reported hijacked truck. On Wednesday 13 July 2022, Free State Provincial Organised Crime Unit working together with Bloemfontein Tactical Response Team and the Local Criminal Record Centre, reacted to intelligence-led information about a warehouse possibly used to store goods […]
Month: July 2022
Two dead in a truck crash on the R617
UEMS was called for a truck crash along the R617 on Lundies Hill. On arrival, paramedics found a tip lorry on its side blocking most of the roadway. On assessment, it was found that the driver and passenger had been ejected from the truck and unfortunately succumbed to their injuries. […]
UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, has published a report on “Boosting passenger preference for rail”
Due to emerging trends, rail may have the strength to position itself as one of the preferred choices of transport of the future, helping to solve many longstanding challenges in passenger transport. This report examines passenger rail’s current status and the measures operators have taken to restore rail travel to […]
Truck overturns, leaving one dead and thirty-eight injured on the N12 outside of Wolmerandstad
This morning, one person was killed and thirty-eight others injured when a truck and trailer overturned on the N12 outside of Wolmerandstad. ER24 and several other services arrived on the scene at 07h30 to find the truck and trailer lying on their side in the middle of the road. Numerous […]
Truck crash on the N1 bypass near Serela View
Limpopo: Polokwane City Vehicle crash in the N1 bypass near Serela view 1 Person sustained slight injuries
Truck crashes into a house in the Cliffdale Area
Around 16.30 this afternoon, S.T.A.R.T received an urgent call for help from a resident in the Cliffdale area who had witnessed a truck lose control, smashing through a fence line and into her neighbours’ house. The S.T.A.R.T controllers acted immediately and dispatched S.T.A.R.T Partner Netcare911 Rescue 2, the Fire Department […]
Pedestrian seriously injured in a single truck collision on the Bluff
Two people have been seriously injured in a single truck collision on Grays Inn Road on the Bluff. ALS Paramedics Medical Services responded to multiple calls of assistance. On arrival, Paramedics found that a truck had lost control and collided with a pedestrian before coming to rest against a fence. […]
Police in Gauteng continue to clamp down on essential infrastructure related crime in the province
Addressing crime related to essential infrastructure remains a top priority for the South African Police Service (SAPS). On Friday, 08 July 2022 police in Gauteng arrested a 34-year-old man for possession of essential infrastructure in Elandsfontein and recovered property belonging to Telkom with an estimated value of R10 million. Members […]
Garies’ police concerted effort, led to the arrest of three suspects for theft of truck wheels
The Acting District Commissioner of Namakwa, Colonel Schalk Andrews praised an off duty police officer, Sergeant JH De Waal for acting tactical and promptly subsequent to receiving a call about theft of wheels from a truck which was standing 20 km South of Garies on the N7. On Friday, 08 […]
Copper worth approximately R10 million recovered and four suspects arrested
The endevours of the police in Gauteng to fight non-ferrous metal crimes continue to bear positive results as four suspects were arrested subsequent to be found in possession of stolen plates of copper. On 07 July 2022, members of Highway Patrol followed up on information about stolen copper in Lenasia. […]










