eNaTIS media release: Further slump in new vehicle registrations

A comparison of new vehicle registration transactions on the National Traffic Information System (eNaTIS) for the periods July 2007 to June 2008 and July 2008 to June 2009 shows a significant decrease of 29.11%. A more detailed summary is available at http://www.enatis.com/Latest/Slump-in-new-vehicle-registrations-continues.html.

 The latest statistics regarding South Africa’s live vehicle population and new & used vehicle registrations are also available on the eNaTIS public information site (www.enatis.com), as are a wide range of downloadable forms, service centre contact information and how-to guides.

8 year old killed in road accident on M37

 

 

 

 

This morning the Netcare 911 paramedics rushed to the scene of an accident on the M37. On arrival they found that an 8 year old boy was running across the road when a taxi hit him. He sustained very critical injuries and sadly died on scene due to these horrific injuries .

Chris Botha
KZN Media
Netcare 011

Taxi accident on N2 north bound in Prospecton

 

 

 

 

Late last night we were called out to an accident on the N2 north bound in Prospecton. On arrival we found a taxi and a light motor vehicle involved in the collision. From the impact, both vehicles rolled and the light motor vehicle landed up approximately 20 metres off the freeway in the grass and the taxi came to rest in the centre median.

A total of 8 patients were injured, all from the taxi, 4 of which were transported through to hospital with serious injuries. It is believed the taxi was on the way to DBN from Umtata. It is unclear how this collision occurred however SAPS Isipingo was on the scene to investigate.

Chris Botha
KZN Media
Netcare 911

Female falls of bakkie in Durban

 

 

 

 

Last night at around 22h00 Netcare 911 rushed to an accident scene in Berea road just past Essenwood road. On arrival paramedics found at the scene the female of about 30 years laying on the road. She sustained critical injuries after falling off the back of a moving bakkie. Paramedics had to place her on a ventilator and after stabilising her , she was taken to Addington hospital for further treatment.

Truck Accident on the N3 Durban bound

 

 

 

 

Netcare 911 was called to the scene of an accident on the N3 Durban bound where a truck carrying potatoes overturned trapping the driver in the wreckage with serious injuries. Paramedics and firemen used the jaws of life to free the patient and then transported him to a Durban hospital for further treatment.

Chris Botha
KZN Media
Netcare 911

Gauteng Govt warns taxi operators against threat to BRT system

The Gauteng Community Safety Department has warned that it will not tolerate threats by the taxi operators to stop the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system. The operators say government should surrender the system completely or face serious repercussions. They say they oppose not only the system but the entire public transport initiative.

Gauteng Safety MEC Khabisi Mosunkutu says those who break the law will find themselves in difficulties. “You can’t break the law and think Government will simply fold its arms. There is an array of laws which we will apply,” he added.

Meanwhile, the taxi industry has claimed that the routes listed by the Government are their intellectual property and has demanded ownership of the new system. It has threatened protests if Government does not recognise their ownership.

The Department says the September deadline for the implementation of the BRT system will not be revised, unless there are infrastructural challenges.

Also view:

• Bus Rapid Transit System [BRT] and Road Safety

Worker falls 6 floors to his death in Umhlanga

 

 

 

 

Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an industrial accident in the Umhlanga area. On arrival on scene they found that a construction worker was working on scaffolding about 6 floors up when he slipped and fell to the ground. Sadly when paramedics reached the patient he had died due to the severe injuries he had sustained .

Chris Botha
KZN Media

Elderly lady falls to her death in Durban

 

 

 

 

Netcare 911 rushed to the scene where a lady in a block of flats in Moore road was hanging up her washing on the 3rd floor when she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Sadly she died on scene due to the severity of her injuries. SAPS is investigating the scene at present.

Chris Botha
KZN Media
Netcare 911

Some JHB driver testing centres closed

Some of Johannesburg’s driver testing centres were closed this morning, metro police said.

Senior Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said Midrand, Randburg, Langlaagte and Sandton were closed because staff were attending a union meeting.

“I don’t know whether they would be closed the whole day but people with bookings for today [Wednesday] will be accommodated another day.”

Minnaar said the stations would reschedule the bookings.

For Info on Learner Drivers’ Licensing and K53 also view:

• K53 Mobile Application to Test Your Knowledge of the Rules of the Road
• K53 Driver Licence Test

Paramedics attend to worker in industrial accident

This afternoon Netcare 911 was called to a factory in the Prospecton area where a worker had fallen approximately 2 metes. He sustained critical head injuries and the Netcare 3 helicopter with a trauma team was called to assist with the stabilising of the patient.

He was then airlifted to the St Augustine’s hospital for further treatment.

Chris Botha
Netcare 911