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 […]
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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 […]