Pietermaritzburg ( Central ) Municipal Building at 13h30 on the 31 August 09

Three members of public have been treated this afternoon after been trapped inside a lift for over an hour. ER24 paramedics and the local Fire Department were called out to the local Municipal building in Church Street for three people trapped inside the lift. Paramedics and FireDepartment ensured the patients to remain calm.

A technician from the lift company was also called in to help in the rescue. The Fire Department was able to pry open the doors and all three patients were rescued.

Two females and a male were assessed on the scene and were treated for claustrophobia and other medical conditions. They were transported to a near by Provincial hospital for further treatment.

It is unclear what caused the lift to get jammed but an investigation will be done by the relevant authorities.

Pietermaritzburg ( Central ) CNR of Berg and Retief Street at 14h45 on the 31 August 09

A 55yr old woman has been stabbed this afternoon by an apparent deranged man at the corners of Berg andRetief street in Pitermaritzburg. When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene, they found the woman seated on the side of the road with a single stab wound to her body.

ER24 were able to stabilise the patient and were about to leave when the patient refused further treatment and opted to rather consult her traditional healer. Paramedics pleaded with the patient to go too hospital for further treatment as they were not sure if the stabbing had damaged any vital organs. Patient refused any further treament from the paramedics and left the scene to find her traditional healer.

it is believed that the suspect, who may have been mentally ill, ran up to the woman who was walking with her friend and stabbed her once before running away.

SAPS are at present still looking for the suspect

Soweto [Orlando East] on 30 August 2009 at 15h00

An alleged armed robbery at a shop in Orlando East, resulted in four suspects being killed and another two suspects being apprehended by the Metro Police this afternoon.

Three suspects were dead on arrival of emergency services and another one was declared dead after an advanced life support resuscitation by paramedics.

One other suspect was taken under police guard by an ambulance to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound in a stable condition. A sixth suspect sustained minor injuries and was arrested by police.

It is alleged that the police returned fire after the suspects started shooting at them, no other injuries were reported from the scene.

Southern Cape [Glentana Bay] on 29 August 2009 at 15h15

A man, believed to be twenty five years old, was allegedly attacked by a shark while surfing at Glentana Bay this afternoon.

When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene, the patient had been pulled out the water by the public and they were performing CPR.

The patient sustained an amputation of the right lower leg, which a quick thinking member of the public had already applied a tourniquet to. Paramedics continued with CPR and an advanced life support resuscitation was carried out.

A Red Cross Air Mercy Service helicopter was called in to transport the patient to George Provincial Hospital in a critical condition.

Resuscitation efforts continued at the hospital but unfortunately the man was later declared dead.

Cape Town - Rhodes Drive on 29 August 2009 at 07h55

Three people were injured when a truck overturned on Rhodes drive between Hout Bay and Kirstenbosch this morning.

One of the patients was trapped in the truck and needed to be extricated by rescue crews from Metro Rescue and the Fire Department, a rescue crane was also used to assist in the rescue operations.

The trapped person, as well as two other people from the truck, all sustained moderate injuries and were taken by ambulances to Victoria Hospital.

It is unclear at this stage as to what caused the truck to overturn. Rhodes Drive in both directions was closed while emergency services worked on the scene.

Cape Town [Plattekloof] N1 on 27 August 2009 at 18h15

Three people, including a pedestrian, were injured on the N1 in the direction of Cape Town, just before the Plattekloof Bridge.

Two of the people injured were in a Toyota Corolla which rolled when it allegedly attempted to avoid hitting a pedestrian crossing the road.

The female driver was ejected from the vehicle and was in a serious but stable condition. A six year old girl was also in the vehicle but was not ejected, she was in a moderate condition. The pedestrian sustained moderate injuries and was in a stable condition.

The patients were taken to various nearby hospitals for further treatment. Two of the three lanes were closed while emergency crews worked on scene.

Cape Town [Killarney] Potsdam Road on 27 August 2009 at 08h00

A collision between a taxi and a car on Potsdam Road in Killarney this morning left nine people injured.

Of the nine injured, eight sustained minor injuries and one sustained moderate injuries. The patients were taken by ambulances to various surrounding hospitals for further treatment.

It is unclear what the cause of the collision was but police were in attendance and are investigating the incident.

FOURWAYS [ Johannesburg North ] Witkoppen and William Nicol Drives on 23 August 2009 at 14:00

Paramedics attended to yet another serious taxi accident this afternoon where at least three people were left in a serious condition and 12 others with multiple injuries.

Shortly after 14:00 paramedics attended to the incident on Witkoppen Bridge in Fourways where they found a taxi with people scattered around it. Paramedics from ER24, Life Fourways and the Johannesburg Fire Department had to join forces to treat and stabilize the injured.

According to eyewitnesses on the scene the taxi was travelling on William Nicol drive when it appeared that it could not stop. One of the witnesses explained the taxi then took the slipway onto Witkoppen Bridge and collided side on with a car travelling towards Douglasdale.

The taxi apparently overturned several times and all of the occupants were flung from the taxi. Some of the passengers were found underneath the taxi.

A heavily pregnant lady was found near the taxi with multiple injuries. Most of the passengers and the driver of the taxi sustained serious injuries.

A passenger in the light motor vehicle also sustained serious injuries.

This incident occurred only a few hours after an earlier taxi accident on the M1 near the Woodmead Interchange where at least one person was killed and almost 14 others were injured.

The Metro Police attended the incident.

Boland [Wellington] Champagne Road on 21 August 2009 at 09h05

A collision between a car and a truck left three people injured on Champagne Road near Voor Street in Wellington this morning.

The car was lying on its roof on the bank of a ravine with the truck on top of the car. The two occupants of the car, allegedly a learner driver and a driving instructor, were still trapped inside the vehicle.

The truck and car were stabilized with a crane and winches while rescue workers used hydraulic rescue equipment to extricate the patients from the car.

The patients were both in a moderate condition when they were extricated from the vehicle and were taken by ambulances to a nearby hospital. The driver of the truck sustained minor injuries.

The cause of the collision is being investigated by the police.

Durban ( Central ) CNR of Stanger and Ordinace Street at 05h30 on the 20 August 09

A taxi driver is in a critical condition this morning after the taxi he was driving in collided into a light pole. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find the taxi had climbed the pavement and was resting up against a pole. the driver at the time was still inside the taxi and was entrapped.

Advanced Life Support intervention had to be performed before the Fire Department could use the Jaws of Life to extricate the man from the vehicle. He had suffered serious injuuries and was transported to a near by hospital in aserious but stable condition.

It is believed that the driver tried to turn into Ordinance Road but lost control on the a wet road and the vehicle veered across the four lanes and crashed into the light pole. The taxi was empty at the time of the accident.

Metro Police, Fire Department and SAPS were in attendence.