Pedestrian seriously injured after being knocked down by a taxi on Kingsway Ave in Auckland Park
11 May 2018 | From Arrive Alive
A female pedestrian, believed to be in her 40s, sustained serious injuries after being knocked down by a taxi on Kingsway Ave in Auckland Park this morning.
It is believed that the taxi then collided with three other vehicles whereby two people sustained minor injuries.
When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene just after 06H30, they found the provincial EMS already in attendance and treating a female patient. Upon further assessment, paramedics found that the woman sustained serious injuries. She was transported to hospital by the provincial EMS.
ER24, and another medical service on the scene, transported the other two patients to hospital for further medical care.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident were not yet known to our paramedics but local authorities were on the scene for investigations.
Ineke van Huyssteen
ER24 Spokesperson
12 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
At 23:15 Emergency Control South Africa (ECSA) responded to a motor vehicle accident on M1 N off of Corlett Drive
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12 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
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12 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
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12 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
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Upon arrival, two patients were found following the collision. One patient was trapped inside a
12 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Wheel Well releases 2025 Child Road Safety Report as progress stalls at 1,000 child deaths
New report shows an almost 80% reduction in child road deaths since 2012, but pedestrians continue to account for two-thirds of fatalities
Wheel Well, South African non-profit organisation has released its
12 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
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12 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
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