Truck Wipes Out Six Cars

A 20 ton truck set on a a destruction path this evening when it collided with at least six vehicles, including a Yeoville Police bakkie in Houghton.

Paramedics from ER24 and Johannesburg Emergency Services treated almost 18 people on the scene when the truck mauled a Nissan Sentra, Toyota Corrola and a Taxi carrying about ten occupants.

Fortunately only four people were injured and were transported to nearby hospitals.

It is believed that the truck might have lost control and collided with the vehicles that were stationary at a robot on Louis Botha drive.

Louis Botha was closed off for traffic for over two hours and the SAPS will investigate this incident.

Matriculant Survives Crash

An eighteen year old matriculant miraculously escaped death this afternoon when his VW Citi Golf collided with the front of a 20 ton tipper truck in Rooseveldt Park.

Paramedics that arrived on the scene, found his vehicle ripped to pieces along with its wheels lying in the road. It was thought that no one could have survived this crash, until they found the student sitting against a nearby tree.

On examination it was found that he only sustained a few bruises and a possible spinal injury. If he had any passengers in his vehicle, they would have probably not survived or would have been seriously injured.

According to the driver of the truck, the Golf appeared to have lost control and swerved in front of the truck. No one in the truck was injured.

ER24 transported the eighteen year old to the Life Flora Clinic in a stable condition.

The student was on his way home after writing a mathematics exam for his senior certificate.

Tree House or Tree Car

Paramedics from ER24 attended to a bizarre accident this afternoon on the Christiaan De Wet Drive in Helderkuin. Emergency personnel were amazed by to find a black Tata Indica hanging from its right rear wheel, nose down, from a tree next to the road.

It is understood that the 43 year old female driver might have lost control over her vehicle whilst travelling on Christiaan De Wet towards Hendrik Potgieter Drive and overturned several times. It appears that the vehicle spun up and landed in the tree. The tree stopped the vehicle from falling down an embankment into a river that runs next to the road.

Paramedics from ER24 were the first emergency service on the scene and found the lady hanging face down in her car. Paramedics struggled to gain access to her and had to cut open the windscreen and brake open the door and side panels with rescue tools. An emergency extrication was performed and the lady was removed from the wreckage. Upon removal, it was noticed that she sustained multiple injuries to her face and visible chest injuries.

She was stabilized on the scene by ER24 and rapidly transported to the Life Flora Clinic in a serious, but stable condition.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident. The next of kin has not yet been located.

The Johannesburg Metro Police closed off Christiaan De Wet drive in both directions for approximately two hours during their investigation and the recovery of the vehicle.

Thugs Drive Car Down Embankment

Two suspects were stopped in their tracks last night when they crashed a stolen vehicle down an embankment near the Diepkloof Interchange.

According to the owner of the vehicle, who attended the scene, he noticed his stolen vehicle driving passed him on the highway shortly after he reported it stolen at the police station from Orange Farm. The owner contacted the Metro Police and gave chase behind his vehicle. The Metro Police arrived shortly after. The owner explained that as the suspects allegedly tried to outrun the Metro Police, they lost control in the bend of the highway split and the car crashed through the armco barriers down an embankment.

The Johannesburg Fire Department arrived on the scene and noticed that the two suspects were injured. ER24 paramedics arrived moments after and treated the two suspects. One of the suspects were still trapped in the vehicle and the other was lying next to the driver's side. Both of the suspects sustained multiple injuries, but were in a stable condition.

Both of the suspects were arrested on the scene by Metro Police and taken into custody. An ER24 ambulance transported both of the suspects under police guard to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment.

19 Injured in Head-on Smash

19 People have been involved in a serious head on collision between two bakkies on the notorious Malotto Road in Pretoria. It is believed that the two bakkies collided head on outside the SAPS Dog School at approximately 18h50.

Paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene quickly, only to find that two of the people have died and four were in a critical condition. The Fire Department had to use the jaws of life to rescue some of the trapped victims. Most of the patients were flung from the two vehicles. It is believed that most of the occupants were on the back of the two bakkies.

Whilst paramedics were attending to the initial accident, a luxury vehicle apparently lost control about 100 metres from the crash site and overturned several times in the direction of the paramedics. Paramedics rushed themselves towards the overturned vehicle.

This time two adults and a baby were involved in this accident. The baby was in a critical condition, but deteriorated very quickly. Paramedics from ER24 initiated emergency resuscitation, but unfortunately the baby died on the scene. The two adults, believed to be the parents are both in a critical condition.

The exact cause for the initial and secondary accident is not known and will be investigated by the local law enforcement. The road has been closed off for traffic in both directions and no commuters are allowed to pass through the scene.

A total of 22 people were involved in this accident. Three people have died, of which one was a baby. Six people are in a critical condition. All of the patients were transported by ambulance to the Mamelodi and Pretoria Academic Hospitals.

Elderly Woman Serious After Crash

An elderly woman is in a serious, but stable condition after she was allegedly knocked down by a car on Jim Fouche Drive this afternoon.

Paramedics were called to the scene to assist. When they arrived on the scene, they found an elderly woman lying on the side of the road with multiple injuries. Paramedics acted quickly and stabilized her on the scene.

The injured woman was transported by ER24 to a nearby hospital for further treatment of her injuries. The driver of the vehicle did not sustain any injuries.

One lane of Jim Fouche was blocked of for the duration of the on-scene treatment and traffic was slow.

'Hijacker' Shot By Police

An alleged hijacker was shot this afternoon by law enforcement officials on the N12 Highway near Comaro Street in Oakdene.

It is believed that two suspects hijacked a 22-wheeler truck this morning. It is also understood that the police and a tracking company picked up a tracking signal from the alleged stolen truck and followed it to the highway.

The police successfully managed to stop the truck partially off the highway. It is understood that the driver of the truck tried to run away for the police.

Paramedics were called to the scene to treat the alleged hijacker with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was in a stable condition and transported under police custody to a nearby hospital. It is not known if any other arrests were made.

Road workers narrowly escaped from the truck stopping on the side of the road. According to the road workers on the scene, they were busy digging a small trench for cables next to the highway when the truck suddenly swerved in their direction. They downed tools quickly and ran for safety. Fortunately no one was injured as the trucked came to a standstill on top of the trench.

The police will be investigating this incident and they have attended the scene.

Critical After Weltevreden Smash

A lady is in a critical condition after she was involved in a serious accident in Weltevredenpark this morning.

It is understood that two Mercedes' collided with each other on the corners of J.G. Strydom and Cornelius. Paramedics that arrived on the scene found the woman still trapped in the passenger seat of her vehicle. The Fire Department had to use hydraulic and rescue equipment to free her from the wreck. Due to the massive and multiple injuries she has sustained, she was placed on life support units on the scene. Paramedics stabilized her on the scene and transported her to a nearby hospital.

The driver of the vehicle, believed to be her husband, was also treated on the scene for facial injuries. He was treated on the scene and transported by ER24 to the Life Flora Clinic. He is in a stable condition. The driver of the other Mercedes involved the crash, sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene.