Butcher robbed, stabbed with meat clever

At just after 8am, Saturday 22 March 2008, Netcare 911 responded to a report that a man had been stabbed following a robbery at a butchery La Rochelle, Johannesburg.

The butcher had been robbed and assaulted by 3 men who stole meat and money from the store. The butcher was hit twice in his head with his large butchers clever before his attackers fled. The victim was stabilised on the scene by the medical team before being transported by a Netcare 911 ambulance o the South Rand hospital for further treatment.

[ Information provided by Netcare 911 to the Road Safety & Arrive Alive Blog]

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Emergency No. 082 911

Casual worker killed by falling forklift

At approximately 09h10 this morning, Monday 24 March 2008, Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a report of a serious industrial accident at a freight and storage services company in Gazina, Pretoria.

Paramedics were told that the the victim was driving the forklift over a steel ramp bridge when the forklift fell approximately 1m down to the ground. The victim was stuck between the forklift and a fence and another forklift was used to remove the initial forklift so that paramedics could access the victim. Unfortunately the man sustained a severe head injury and despite the efforts of the medical team he died of his injuries at the scene. A certificate of death was handed over to the police.
The victim is alleged to have been a casual worker and his age is not known.

This incident was attended to by Netcare 911 and the SAPS.

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Netcare 911 responds to 465 collisions in 96 hours of Easter

In the past 96 hours, since 11am on Thursday morning 20 March 2008, the Netcare 911 call centre has dispatched emergency vehicles to 465 collision scenes throughout South Africa. These numbers comprise of 411 motor vehicle collisions and 54 pedestrian collisions.

At this stage the most incidents have occurred in Gauteng with paramedics attending to more than 160 incidents in Jhb, Pta and the Vaal areas followed by Kzn with more than 120 incidents.

Traditionally this is a very busy time of year for emergency services and unfortunately the numbers of collisions are expected to increase as traffic volumes increase dramatically on the major routes today.

Motorists are advised as follows:

1. to take extra care whilst on the roads
2. switch vehicles head lights on to become more visible to other road users
3. do not exceed the speed limit
4. ensure all the occupants of your vehicle are wearing their safety belts
5. avoid driver fatigue- stop and rest every 2 hours or 200km or when you feel the need to rest or stretch
6. do not drink and drive and rest well before undertaking long journeys.   
7. Motorists are reminded to plan their trips carefully remembering that heavy traffic volumes may cause delays especially at some of the busier toll gates.

[ Information provided by Netacre 911 to the Road Safety & Arrive Alive Blog]

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Emergency No. 082 911