Durban ( Peacevale ) N3 Durban Bound near Peacevale on the 10 March 2010

A Road Traffic Inspector is in a serious condition after been struck down by a motorist on the N3 Durban Bound near Peacevale this morning.

ER24 Medicopter Ground Support Unit was the first to arrive on the scene and found the woman lying in the emergency lane of the freeway. Her collogue was seated next to her telling her not to move. The patient had suffered severe injuries to her leg and head, it was unclear if she had suffered any abdominal injuries at the time. Advanced Life Support intervention was performed on the patient before she was airlifted by a medical helicopter to Life Entabeni Hospital were casualty staff were waiting for her arrival.

It is believed that that officer was trying to pull over a taxi when she was hit by a light motor vehicle in the next lane. The impact caused the woman to be catapulted into the air and land in the emergency lane.

Pietermaritzburg ( Town Hill ) N3 Durban Bound Between Peter Brown and Chatterton On Ramp

A truck Driver is dead and seven construction works have been injured after three trucks were involved in a collision this morning on the N3 Durban bound just past Peter Brown off ramp.

ER24 along with EMRS and Netcare 911 arrived on the scene to find three trucks involved in the collision. The driver of the second truck who was still entrapped and had suffered traumatic injuries was declared deceased by emergency personnel on the scene.

Six construction workers who were from the third truck were treated on the scene. Four were treated for serious injuries, including the driver and another two were treated for minor to moderate injuries. They were stabilised on the scene and transported to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment.

It is believed that the first truck which was an articulated truck had crashed earlier in the evening and was in the emergency lane with part of it trailer still jotting out. The second truck which was carrying fish may have had mechanical problems which caused the truck driver to lose control and jack knife into the first truck. The construction vehicle crashed into the into the second truck at the time. The freeway has been closed and traffic has built all the way up Town Hill.

Kokstad ( R56 ) 10km Outside Kokstad Direction Swartberg

A bakkie carrying Twenty Five people has over turned on the R56 just outside Kokstad in the direction of Swartberg this morning.

EMRS and Res Q Med arrived on the scene to find the bakkie lying on its side with the canopy still connected but severely damaged. Emergency personnel were shocked to find that the bakkie was carrying twenty five people at the time of the accident. Four people were treated for serious injuries and another four were treated for minor to moderate injuries. They were stabilised on the scene and transported to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment. Paramedics were surprised that no one else was injured after the vehicle was so over loaded.

The bakkie was travelling along the R56 just outside Kokstad when it is believed that the vehicle started to have mechanical problems. The driver of the bakkie lost control and rolled the vehicle. It is also alleged that the driver ran away from the scene after the accident occurred.

RTI will be investigating the accident and why the vehicle was so over loaded.

Durban ( Shongweni ) M13 Durban bound near the on ramp to Shongweni

A truck driver had a narrow escape this morning after the truck that he was travelling in over turned on the M13 Durban Bound near Shongweni.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene, to find the truck lying in the centre medium on its side. The driver had to be freed through the cabin window, as it was the only access emergency personnel had to treat him. The patient was treated for possible neck and back injuries and transported to a nearby hospital by EMRS for further medical treatment.

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

Durban ( Pinetown ) Westmead road in Westmead.

Three people including the driver are in a serious condition while five other have sustained minor to moderate injuries after the taxi they were travelling rolled into a fence near the Westmead Recycling Depot this morning.

ER24 arrived on the scene to find the taxi lying up against the fence. EMRS were already on the scene and were treating patients. The driver was entrapped and Fire Department needed to use the Jaws Of Life and other mechanical equipment to free him from the wreckage. EMRS treated three people for serious neck, back and severe lacerations. They were stabilised on the scene before being taken to R K Khans Hospital. The remaining five patients were taken to St Mary’s for minor to moderate injuries.

It is believed that the taxi was coming out of a side road that joins Westmead road but had mechanical problems, which caused the driver to lose control and roll into the fence.

Cape Town [Mitchells Plain] on 25 February 2010

A security guard was shot and killed during an alleged armed robbery at a shop in Oliver Tambo Drive, Rocklands, Mitchells Plain.

When paramedics arrived on the scene they found the security guard lying face down in a pool of blood, he was declared dead on arrival.

Three shop employees were "shaken up" by the events and received trauma counselling.

Police are investigating the circumstances around the shooting.

Cape Town [Salt River] on 25 February 2010

Seventeen people were injured when a Toyota Venture overturned at "hospital bend" in the direction of Newlands.

One adult and sixteen children sustained minor to moderate injuries and were taken to various surrounding hospitals for further treatment.

The cause of the accident is unknown but it is alleged that the driver lost control of the vehicle causing it to overturn. ER24, Life ASU, Metro EMS, Fire Department and SAPS were all in attendance and assisted with the patients.

Cape Town [Table View] on 25 February 2010

A fifty one-year-old man was stabbed in his driveway in Sceptre Crescent,Table View.

When paramedics arrived on the scene they found the patient seated up against a wall, with his neighbours applying pressure to his wounds to control the bleeding.

The patient was taken to Milnerton Medi-Clinic in a stable condition. Robbery is believed to be the motive for the stabbing but police are investigating the incident.

Eleven people were taken to hospital from two separate taxi accidents in Cape Town this morning.

The first accident occurred on Jip De Jager Road in Welgemoed, where a Toyota Hi Ace taxi overturned. Four patients were taken to Tygerberg Hospital for the further treatment of moderate injuries.

The second accident occurred at the intersection of Koeberg Road and Omuramba Road in Milnerton, where a taxi collided into the side of a Citi Golf. Six patients from the taxi and one patient from the Golf were taken to hospital with minor to moderate injuries.

Durban ( Pinetown ) M13 Fields Hill East Bound near Richmond road

A truck driver has sustained serious injuries after the truck that he was traveling in over turned on the east bound of the M13 Fields Hill.

Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find the truck lying on its side half way down an embankment. Part of the two lane freeway way was closed to traffic because of the accident.

The driver was treated for possible neck and back injuries and was transported to hospital by emergency personnel.

It is believed that the driver may have had mechanical problems with the truck while coming down the M13, causing him to lose control around the last corner on Fields Hill.

Metro Police were in attendance and a full investigation would be launched into the accident.