A man believed to be 42 years of age fell off a moving truck at a dumpsite in Boipatong earlier today. It is believed that the man jumped onto the truck in an attempt to grab items being transported, however he fell off. ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and found […]
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KZB Transport MEC welcomes decision to prosecute truck owner in horror crash at Field’s Hill
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Mxolisi Kaunda, has given the Verulam Magistrate’s Court a thumbs up after its decision to charge the truck owner of Field’s Hill horrific accident yesterday (13 July 2016). Truck owner Gregory Govender faces four charges relating to operating an unroadworthy […]
Man pinned between truck and car in Hamilton, Bloemfontein
A man collecting garbage on Piet Human street in Hamilton, Bloemfontein, was left in a critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle. At approximately 4pm yesterday afternoon paramedics from ER24 arrived on scene where they found the man, believed to be in his thirties, still lying on the […]
Daimler Trucks & Buses and Mercedes-Benz Vans extend their reign in Rustenburg
RUSTENBURG – Less than six months after inaugurating the Regional Centre Southern Africa, Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has demonstrated its dominance through its Daimler Trucks & Buses and Mercedes-Benz Vans division by officially opening a new state-of-the-art commercial vehicles dealership in Rustenburg. The dealership, Maemo Motors, offers a comprehensive sales […]
Truck rollover on Botha Avenue and Lupen Road in Centurion.
EMER-G-MED’s RV7 is on the scene of a truck that rolled on Botha Avenue and Lupen Road in Centurion. Fortunately no other vehicles were involved and nobody has been injured in the crash.
Burma Plant Hire expands fleet management solution with Ctrack
New software solution will provide in-depth fleet performance analysis of company’s 531 strong fleet Ctrack, a subsidiary of Novatel Wireless (Nasdaq: MIFI) today announced that Burma Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd, the largest earthmoving plant hire company in the Western Cape, will add Ctrack’s Fleet Analytics Service to its existing Ctrack […]
6 Injured after driver of refuse removal truck lost control of vehicle
Six people were injured this morning after a refuse removal truck lost control and overturned on Sangster Road in Magaliessig – north of Johannesburg. At 10:20 EMER-G-MED’s RV3, RV6, M07, A01, A02 and A03 were dispatched to the scene. On arrival paramedics found that two of the occupants were entrapped […]
Motorcyclist injured in collision with truck near Vuurslag Avenue in Spartan, Kempton Park.
A Motorcyclist has sustained moderate injuries after he collided with a truck on Grader road near Vuurslag Avenue in Spartan, Kempton Park. The exact detail to the cause of the accident will remain a subject for police investigation and comment. Netcare911 paramedics managed to stabilise the injured man on scene […]
Five trucks, three collisions, two killed on the N1 near Worcester
ER24 paramedics responded to three collisions last night on the N1 near Worcester in the Western Cape. The collisions occurred within a few hours of one another and all three collisions involved trucks. The first collision occurred around 20:30 and involved a truck and a light motor vehicle. It was […]
Front-end loader gets stuck under N1 bridge in Sefako Makgatho Drive
A front-end loader got stuck under an N1 bridge in Sefako Makgatho Drive (Zambezi) in the north of Pretoria on Thursday. Police said this happened in the early afternoon and the road was still closed by 15:30. “Part of the road between Kameelfontein/ Cullinan and Sinoville is closed and we […]