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.

Pedestrian Killed on Highway

Yet another pedestrian was killed last night on the notorious N1 highway between Randshow Road and Maraisburg Drive.

Paramedics from ER24 were called out to a serious incident on the highway at approximately 20h00. When they arrived on the scene, they found a man mangled in the slow lane of the highway. The man had multiple injuries and paramedics had to declare him dead on the scene.

According to a bystander on the scene, two vehicles were towing each other on the highway when one of the vehicles allegedly crashed into the pedestrian. It also appears that the pedestrian was dragged for some distance underneath one of the vehicles.

A white Opel Kadett was found several metres up the highway against a barrier. On further investigation, it was noticed that the vehicle was smashed against the side barrier of the highway and had extensive damage to its bonnet and windscreen. It is believed that this was the vehicle that collided with the pedestrian.

However, the owner of the vehicle was no where to be found on the scene and bystanders informed paramedics and Metro Police that they fled the scene shortly after the accident.

Pedestrian accidents on this stretch of road is quite common. There are no street lights and emergency services caution pedestrians not to cross a highway as passing motorists cannot see pedestrians at night. We have attended to numerous fatal pedestrian accidents in this vicinity.

The Johannesburg Metro Police will be investigating the accident. When paramedics departed the scene, the driver and/or its occupants were still no where to be found.

Slip 'n Slide in Linksfield

A 27 year old man fortunately escaped with only minor injuries after his BMW he was travelling in overturned in Linksfield yesterday.

A water patch on Club Street caused havoc for motorists when their vehicles aqua planed. An unfortunate black BMW aqua planed yesterday when the driver allegedly came around the bend on Club Street.

When paramedics arrived on the scene, bystanders were flagging motorists down at the water patch before they ended up in the same way as the BMW. Paramedics found a BMW across the driveway of a house with severe damage to it. A 27 year old driver was treated on the scene for minor injuries and transported to the Linksfield Hospital.

It is believed that the vehicle spun out and flipped into a streetlamp before it landed back onto its wheels in the driveway. The reason for the free flowing water across the road was not clear at the time.

Whilst paramedics were on the scene of the accident, numerous other vehicles skidded through the water, but fortunately had no accident.

Ladies Critical after Crash

Two young ladies are in a critical condition in the Vereeniging Medi Clinic after they were involved in a serious accident on the notorious Frikkie Meyer Street in Vereeniging.

According to bystanders on the scene, the white Uno they were traveling in, overturned several times in the bends of Frikkie Meyer Street. Both of the ladies were thrown out of their vehicle during the crash.

When paramedics arrived on the scene, they found them lying some meters away from the wrecked Uno. Both of the ladies sustained possible major head injuries and multiple injuries to their bodies. They were stabilized on the scene by the paramedics and rushed off to the Vereeniging Medi Clinic where they will receive further medical treatment,

The exact cause for the accident is not known. The local traffic and fire department also attended the scene. No other vehicles were involved in this accident.

Bizarre Death on Sidewalk

A man believed to be in his 50's died a bizarre death this evening in Newlands.

According to about four other pedestrians, they were all walking on the sidewalk towards Roodepoort when a man walking in front of them fell to the ground. One of the pedestrians explained that he was just walking and then he collapsed.

Some of the pedestrians explained on the scene that they did not know what was going on as he appeared to be unconscious. Bystanders and fellow pedestrians could not confirm if the ambulance was called immediately after the incident ocurred.

An ER24 ambulance was on its way back to a base station in Florida when the bystanders flagged them down. The paramedics acted quickly, but soon realized that the man had no signs of life and was already presenting with slight rigor mortis. It is believed that the man was lying next to the road for more than an hour.

He was declared dead on the scene. The police will be investigating the scene.

The man had no identification on him and had only keys in his pocket.

Jaws-of-Life used to Rescue Four

A woman had to be rescued out of the wreck of her car this evening by the jaws-of-life after the car overturned several times.

When paramedics arrived on the scene they found a red Polo Classic obstructing the fast and the middle lane of the highway. Three occupants of the car were injured. The male driver of the car sustained minor injuries. An elderly lady, who was sitting in the back at the time, sustained possible fractures of her legs and is in a serious condition. Another female passenger had to be cut out from the car by the Johannesburg Fire Department.

Paramedics from ER24 and Netcare transported the patients to nearby hospitals for further treatment.

According to a bystander on the scene, the Polo tried to overtake a Ford Ranger and collided with it. No one in the Ford Ranger was injured.

The highway's fast and middle lane was closed off for traffic during the rescue.

The Johannesburg Metro Police Department attended the scene.

Fortunate Escape for Driver

A 31 year old man escaped with only minor injuries last night when his vehicle overturned into a ditch in Industria North.

According to the driver of the Toyota Corolla he allegedly misjudged the bend and lost control over his vehicle. The vehicle crashed through a barbwire fence situated next to the railway line.

When paramedics arrived on the scene, they found the overturned vehicle in the ditch and the man lying on the opposite side of the embankment. Fortunately he sustained only minor injuries and was immobilised on the scene. He was treated for a possible spinal injury.

According to the driver, who was alone in the vehicle at the time, he always travels that road and do not understand what exactly happened. He is in a stable condition in the Flora Clinic.

It took towing some time to remove the vehicle from the ditch.

Gunshot Victim Crash on the Way to Hospital

Five people have been injured last night when the car they were using to rush to hospital overturned in Lombardy East, east of Johannesburg.

It is believed that a man was shot at his home in Lombardy during an armed robbery. Friends of the victim loaded the man into the car and tried to rush him to the Edenvale Hospital.

It is believed that the driver of the red Mazda 323 lost control around a bend in Canning road and the vehicle overturned several times before it came to a standstill on its roof next to the road.

When paramedics arrived on the scene, they found it strange to have a gunshot victim in the overturned car. The driver including three of his occupants climbed out of the car before paramedics arrived. They have sustained only minor injuries. The gunshot victim, however, sustained further injuries and is in a serious, but stable condition in the Edenvale Hospital.

Three of the occupants were transported by ER24 to the Edenvale Hospital.

No other vehicles were involved in this accident.