Durban ( Clairewood ) M4 Southern Freeway near Jacobs Off ramp

A twenty eight year old woman is in a serious condition after been involved in a collision between a bakkie and a bus on the M4 Southern freeway late yesterday evening.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find a bakkie that had collided with a bus and had wedged its self underneath the back part of the bus. The driver was able to free himself before emergency personnel had arrived on the scene. The passenger was not so lucky at the time. The impact had caused the roof to collapse down on her, making it very difficult for emergency personnel to work.

Advanced Life Support Intervention was performed on the patient due to the traumatic injuries she had sustained, while Fire Department used the Jaws Of Life to help free the woman from the wreckage. The patient who was entrapped for more than an hour was finally freed and was extricated from the bakkie using specialised equipment. The patient was stabilised further before been transported to a nearby hospital in a serious but stable condition.

It is believed that the driver of the bakkie misjudged the bus when he came around the corner on the freeway, he tried to avoid the bus but slammed into the corner of the bus with a force. Paramedics are sure that if the passenger was not wearing her seat belt at the time, this accident could have turned out to be quite fatal.

Durban ( Central ) Intersection of Grey and Commercial Street.

Fifteen commuters have been injured after two taxis collided at the intersection of Dr Yusuf Dadoo ( Grey Street ) and Commercial Street this evening.

ER24 paramedics along with other emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find two taxis in the middle of the intersection, with multiple injured patients from both vehicles found seated on the floor near the accident scene.

Four patients were treated for serious injuries as they had possibly sustained neck and back injuries. Thirteen other patients were treated for minor to moderate injuries. All the patients were stabilised on the scene and transported to various hospitals in the greater Durban area.

It is unclear who was at fault but the necessary authorities were on scene and a full investigation would be launched into the accident.

Cape Town [Wynberg] on 22 February 2010 at 15h30

A man, estimated to be around the age of fifty-years-old, died after allegedly falling from the sixth floor of a building in Piers St. in Wynberg.

The man had sustained severe trauma and was dead on arrival of emergency services.

A security guard claimed that the man had fallen from the sixth floor of the building, although it is not clear what the man was doing when he fell.

Police, Life ASU and Fire Department were also in attendance.

Southern Cape [Sedgefield] on 22 February 2010 at 03h30

An eighty-year-old lady was taken to hospital after being stabbed in her home during an alleged robbery in Sedgefield, in the Southern Cape.

When the ER24 crew arrived on scene, they found the lady lying in her bed with multiple stab wounds.

The patient was stabilised on scene before being transported Knysna Private Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Police were in attendance and are investigating the incident.

Western Cape - Hot Weather Taking Its Toll - 20 February 2010

The hot weather in the Western Cape is taking its toll today. ER24 has attended to two separate drowning incidents and taken two patients to hospital with heat stroke.

In a water incident at Diaz Beach in Mossel Bay, two boys drowned and another two are being treated in Mossel Bay Provincial Hospital for near drowning.

At Bellville Swimming Pool, a man, believed to be in his mid thirties, also drowned. Lifeguards and paramedics attempted to resuscitate the man on scene but were unsuccessful.

On a mountain in Grabouw, two patients were taken to hospital after suffering heat stroke.

ER24 urges you to take the heat into consideration when planning your activities, especially when involving minors and the elderly.

Cape Town [Strandfontein] on 19 February 2010

Eleven people were injured when a Toyota Hi Ace taxi collided with a truck on Baden Powell Drive near Strandfontein.

The patients sustained minor to moderate injuries and were taken to various surrounding hospitals for further treatment.

The exact details around the incident are unclear at this stage.

Durban ( Westville ) Pitlockery road near to the Westville University

A family of three have been injured after a head on collision this afternoon on Pitlockery road in Westville involving two light motor vehicles.

ER24 Medicopter Ground Support Unit who was the first to arrive on the scene, found one of the cars facing up the road while the second one was across the lane, almost blocking the road to traffic.

Under closer examination three people in the golf, a mother and two daughters were found to be the ones injured. The driver was treated for serious injuries, while the two daughters were treated for minor to moderate injuries.

All three were stabilised on scene and transported to Life Entabeni Hospital for further medical treatment.

The driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries and would take herself and her four year old daughter to the local doctor for further medical treatment if need be.

It is unclear what caused the driver to lose control but SAPS were on scene and a full investigation would be done into the accident.

Taxi Accident Kills Two - 17 February 2010

Two people died and eleven others were injured when a Toyota Hi Ace taxi overturned on the N2, between Mew Way and R300, in the direction of Cape Town.

When emergency services arrived on the scene, they found the taxi lying on its roof up against the centre concrete barrier. It appeared as though some of the occupants of the vehicle were ejected when it overturned.

Two patients were dead on arrival of paramedics. Eleven others were treated for minor to moderate injuries before being taken to various surrounding hospitals for further treatment.

It is alleged that one of the taxi's tyres burst which caused it to overturn. Police will be investigating the incident.

Pietermaritzburg ( Central ) CNR of Retief and Long Market Street.

A 72yr female has sustained moderate injuries after been knocked down by a light motor vehicle this morning at the cnr of Retief and Long Market Street.

ER24 arrived on the scene to find the elderly woman lying in the road and in severe pain. She had sustained possible neck and back injuries also possible fractures to the ribs. Advanced Life Support intervention had to be done before they could move her to the ambulance. She was taken to Northdale Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

It is believed that the elderly woman was crossing the road at the pedestrian crossing when she was knocked down by the light motor vehicle. The driver sustained no injuries.

Pietermaritzburg ( Central ) Prince Alfred street

A Electricity Transformer has exploded this afternoon, causing wise spread black out in the area.

The incident took place just after 3pm this afternoon just outside the ER24 premises. Paramedics heard a loud bang and everything went dead. They rushed outside to notice smoke coming from a transformer. Within minutes the transformer was in gulfed in flames.

Fire Department were called to the scene and within minutes of their arrival the flames were put out. They then rushed to a second transformer at the intersection of Prince Alfred and Retief street due to smoke coming out of the roof. No fire was reported at this transformer.

No injuries were reported on the scene and the cause was yet unknown but the necessary authorities would be investigating the incident.