Category: News around the web

  • Fatal crash on Peter Road, R103, Colenso area

    A case of culpable homicide is being investigated by Colenso SAPS, after five people were tragically killed in a crash, on Peter Road, R103, Colenso area, 29 December. It is reported that a tipper truck, Isuzu D/C vehicle, was involved. It is alleged that the driver of the tipper truck experienced brake failure and moved…

  • EMS pay respect to tow truck operator killed in an assault at the scene of a road crash

    Tow Truck Operators together with multiple emergency services came to pay their respects following the death of a tow truck driver from the Phoenix Area. The driver who worked for Ronnies towlines known as Loopa (Hassan) was sadly killed on Christmas Day Following an Alleged assault on him whilst assisting at an accident scene. Loopa…

  • One seriously injured in a collision between a truck and vehicle in Mobeni

    One person has been seriously injured in a collision on Leicester Road in Mobeni just after 11am on Thursday morning. ALS Paramedics Medical services arrived on the scene to find total carnage after a light motor vehicle had collided with a truck on the roadway. The driver a male believed to be in his twenties…

  • One person was tragically killed in a truck collision along the N3

    One person was tragically killed in a collision along the N3, Van Reenen’s Pass on 26 December. The truck and its cargo had crashed down the embankment. Van Reenen SAPS is investigating a case of culpable homicide. The details surrounding the cause of the crash are unknown. The deceased has not yet been officially identified.…

  • Vigilant security guard foils truck jacking and fatally wounds suspect in Harare

    The vigilance of a security guard has foiled a truck jacking which could potentially attributed to the commission of a serious and violent crime in the Province. This follows a truck jacking by a group of five suspects in Evelyn Dr Bruin Street in Mandela Park, Harare. Preliminary investigation suggests that a truck was busy…

  • Truck Crash on the M2 Eastbound

    Truck Crash on the M2 Eastbound after the off Ramp from New Goch Road. Suburban Control Centre Truck Insurance and Cargo-In-Transit Insurance The post Truck Crash on the M2 Eastbound appeared first on Truck and Freight Information Online. Original article from truckandfeight.co.za

  • N2 Northbound after Edwin Swales is closed after tanker fire

    Road closure N2 Northbound after Edwin Swales is closed. Use alternative routes to avoid delays. South bound also closed at spaghetti junction. Traffic diverted from N2 SB onto N3 EB Tanker burning just after Edwin Swales heading North #ArriveAlive #TankerFire pic.twitter.com/xTsxUXMFP4 – Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) December 24, 2023 The post N2 Northbound after Edwin Swales…

  • R5.5 million worth of counterfeit goods seized in the Johannesburg CBD

    The Gauteng Counterfeit and Contraband Goods task team’s operation has resulted in the seizure of R5.5 million worth of counterfeit goods and over R160 000 in cash in Johannesburg CBD. This multi-disciplinary task team comprises of members from SAPS Counterfeit and Contraband Goods task team, Commercial Crime Investigations, Brand Protectors, JHB POP, Vispol and Traffic…

  • Suspect found in possession of suspected stolen goods & a hijacked truck

    JMPD TRU officers were driving along Andrew Mapheto Str, Rabie Ridge when they came across a male offloading copper cables. The officers enquired about the offloading & discovered that the male had suspected stolen goods & a hijacked truck. Mvuleni Tactical Security The post Suspect found in possession of suspected stolen goods & a hijacked…

  • 1 Critical in multiple-car pile-up after truck hits into backlog of vehicles

    Midlands EMS received multiple calls for a motor vehicle accident on the N3 Between Balgowan and Lions River. On arrival, it was found that multiple vehicles had been crushed by a truck, leaving 1 person in a critical condition entrapped in a vehicle. Midlands EMS Advanced life support paramedics, along with Midlands EMS rescue medics,…

  • Gebrüder Weiss opens a third location

    Gebrüder Weiss is expanding its network in Australia with the opening of a new Air & Sea office in Brisbane. This is now the third location operated by the international logistics company in Australia, following on from Sydney and Melbourne. The most important transhipment hub in Brisbane is the container port, which plays an important…

  • Truck driver left in critical condition after cooking with gas while driving

    Midlands EMS Advanced life support paramedics were dispatched to the N3 tweedie for a truck driver that closed the N3 after the driver went unconscious after cooking with a gas stove while driving. On arrival, it was found that bystanders had broken the truck window and removed the driver from the truck that was across…