ER24 and other services attended to an incident involving a truck that overturned on the N3 at Key Ridge last night. Upon arrival paramedics found that the front of the truck had gone down the embankment. Upon assessment of the patients, it was found that the driver, believed to have […]
Seven people were injured in a collision between a truck and taxi in Annan Road in Carletonville this evening. ER24 and provincial paramedics arrived on scene and found that the taxi had crashed into a fence. Upon assessment of the patients, all of whom were travelling in the taxi, it […]
Yesterday EMER-G-MED’s RV2, M02 and A12 responded to the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on Rietfontein and North Rand Roads, Boksburg. It’s believed that a truck’s brakes failed, causing the the truck to plow into three cars. Fortunately only minor injuries were sustained, with only one person requiring ambulance transport […]
All the larger fleet operators have by now invested in vehicle telematics and technology that helps them them to reduce costs. Vehicle telematics can tell the fleet managers whether there are excessive speeding, harsh braking and cornering and various driving behaviors that could lead to increased wear and tear and […]
Wednesday morning EMER-G-MED’s RV7, V02 and A08 attended to a multi-vehicle collision on the N1 South at the Samrand Road off-ramp, in Centurion. Three vehicles were involved in a collision after a truck experienced a brake failure. Two patients from the middle vehicle sustained minor to moderate injuries and were […]
Jasper Hafkamp, Managing Director: Trucks Netherlands, will take up the position from 1 December 2016 Kobus van Zyl joins the Juffali Group as General Manager for the commercial vehicle division Handover period to ensure smooth transition On 1 December 2016, Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) will welcome Jasper Hafkamp as its […]
Ten years ago, MAN Truck & Bus laid the foundations for modern, sustainable freight and passenger transport in India with the MAN CLA. The company’s commitment has been borne out by significantly higher unit sales, increased market shares and a marked increase in revenue compared with the previous six months. […]
Two men have been killed this evening after two trucks collided on the R549 near Deneysville. ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene and found the two wrecked trucks and trailer in the middle of the road. Debris from the two vehicles were spread across the scene, […]
Fifteen people have been injured after a Truck, taxi and car collided on the M7 West bound after Hans Detman offramp Pinetown just after 06:30am today. Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene to find that the three vehicles had collided in a head on format. Immediately more ambulances were […]
The jaws of life had to be used to remove a truck driver from the vehicle after it had overturned on the N4 Kloof offramp, Rustenburg, earlier today. ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and found the truck that had overturned lying on its side. The truck driver, believed to be […]
