Accident alert: A truck lost brakes and collided with two sedans and two kombis at Oshoek Port of Entry on 22 December 2024 around 17:45. Passengers have been sent to hospitals in Swaziland and Embhuleni Hospital in SA. Stay tuned for further updates. #StaySafe MPTrafficEmergency
Tag: brake Failure
Truck brake failure at Mooi River Toll Gate leaves four injured
Midlands EMS crews are currently attending to a serious accident at the Mooi River Toll Gate. A truck experienced brake failure and collided with two vehicles that were waiting to pay. Four patients are currently being treated for injuries ranging from serious to minor. Authorities are still on the scene. […]
Analysis of a runaway truck – What can or should be done to reduce the risks?
A video has been doing the rounds on Social Media in the last week that shows an out-of-control semi truck increasing speed until it reaches well over 150 Km/h! A law enforcement unit is following the truck and the driver is seemingly filming its passage. We asked Stan Bezuidenhout to […]
Truck Crashes Due To Brake Failure: R102 Verulam – KZN
A 38-year-old man sustained moderate injuries after the tip truck crashed into a metal barrier on the southbound lane of the R102 between the Canelands & Verulam robots – KZN a short while ago (Wednesday). A member of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was on patrol in the area at […]
Vehicle carrier truck brake failure in Verulam
The left southbound lane of the R102 between Verulam & Ottawa is currently closed. Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) and the Metro Police are attending to a single-vehicle accident that has restricted the flow of traffic to one lane. According to the driver of a car carrier, he had just […]
Faulty brakes blamed fo truck and vehicle collision in Trenance Park
A 25-year-old man was hospitalized after his vehicle collided with a trailer on Old Main Road between the second and third entrance to Trenance Park, KZN. The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Verulam Operations Center received numerous calls from the public requesting assistance at the scene. Reaction Officers and RUSA […]
Don’t forget to register for the Webinar – The myth of ‘the brakes failed’
Brakes don’t fail; lack of maintenance is the culprit It’s a common reason given for a crash: “The brakes failed’. As the late Jack Webster would say: “Brakes only fail when you fail to maintain them.” FleetWatch has seen this on countless occasions during our many Brake & Tyre Watch projects. The […]
Brake failure on truck blamed for crash in Edenvale
EMER-G-MED’s M02 and A12 are on the scene of a three vehicle pile-up on the R24 East, N12 Split – in Edenvale. It’s believed that a truck’s brakes failed causing a collision involving two other vehicles. One patient is being transported to hospital after having sustained moderate injuries. Motorists can […]
Brake failure on truck blamed for multiple vehicle collision in Boksburg
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 […]
Brake failure blamed as bus crashes through wall in Parktown
Earlier Wednesday afternoon EMER-G-MED’s M01 and A11 responded to reports of a bus crash on Empire and Queens, in Parktown. Paramedics arrived on-scene to find that a bus had gone through a wall, allegedly after it’s brakes failed. Fortunately the driver, and only occupant of the bus, was uninjured in […]