Tuck crash at Marianhill toll plaza
22 May 2016 | From Arrive Alive
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At 08h57 on Sunday morning Netcare 911 paramedics were dispatched to a truck crash on the N3 Durban Bound near the Marianhill toll plaza. Reports from the scene indicate that an oil tanker and a heavy good truck collided about a 100 meters before the arrester bed. Exact detail to the cause however will remain a subject for police comment.
Paramedics and the fire services arrived at the scene and found the highway totally obstructed with the wreckages of the truck and a burning tanker. After examining the drivers they found that one had sustained serious burn wounds while the other driver escaped uninjured.
Paramedics treated the injured man at the scene before they transported him to a specialised hospital in Durban for the care that he required.
27 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for eight unidentified armed men following a deadly shooting at a tavern in Extension 3, Wedela, West Rand District, on Saturday, 26 September 2026, at approximately 21:30.
It is alleged that patrons were drinking inside and outside the tavern when the suspects
27 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Last night, Taurus Medical & Security Services received numerous calls and messages for urgent assistance for an injured male in the Oceanview Area in Stanger
Taurus EMS responded to the Location provided by personnel on scene
Upon arrival, it was established that an elderly male was on his
27 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The Department cautions all road users that DR2951 between Kamasies and Rooifontein is currently inaccessible due to flash flooding.
A strong and fast-flowing river has flooded the road, leaving the community temporarily cut-off from access to essential services.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE FLOODED
27 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A Toyota Hilux bakkie towing a trailer loaded with fruit and vegetables overturned at the Woodview turn-off from Old Main Road in Woodview – KZN yesterday (Friday, 25/09/2026).
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a call for assistance at approximately 23:54. On arrival, Reaction Officers
27 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
From the SAPS Provincial Prayer Day in Sekhukhune straight to the tarmac, MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Ms. Nakedi Kekana, on Friday led the Inter-Provincial K78 Operation at the Maubane T-Junction on the R101.
The multi-disciplinary roadblock brought together Limpopo, Gauteng and North
27 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
PVES members responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a single vehicle that had rolled, with the driver reportedly ejected during the rollover.
Ambulance services were already on scene, and PVES members assisted with patient stabilisation. The driver sustained suspected fractures to the arm
26 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
PVES responders and a practitioner attended a pedestrian-vehicle accident after information about the incident was shared on a local community group.
A PVES practitioner was first on scene and found a male patient with severe injuries, including a suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a fractured
26 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
On Friday afternoon at approximately 15:39, the CERT Centurion crews responded to a motor vehicle collision on the R114 near Mnandi in Centurion.
A light utility vehicle and a sport utility vehicle had collided, leaving two people injured.
Fortunately, both patients sustained minor injuries and
26 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Sixteen people have been hospitalised following a taxi crash at the intersection of Eiselen and Sibeko Streets in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni.
The incident involved a Toyota Siyaya carrying 16 occupants, which collided with stationary tyre-repair containers at the intersection.
The Etwatwa Fire Station