Durban – A man was seriously injured after the truck he was travelling in collided into the rear of another truck on the M7 Durban bound near the North Park off-ramp in Pinetown, KZN just after 5 am on Friday morning. Garrith Jamieson, managing director of Rescue Care said paramedics arrived on the scene to […]
Durban – A massive crane fell off a truck in Merebank, Durban, shortly before midnight on Friday, smashing into two taxis and a car. One person was killed and about 30 were injured. The 80 ton crane came loose from the trailer of the truck it was being towed on and rolled down Himalayas Road
Durban- Paramedics had to use jaws of life to free a truck driver from the wreck of his truck following a crash in Pinetown last night. Netcare 911’s Shawn Herbst told SA Trucker that two trucks collided on Goodwood Road in Westmead, Pinetown. “Medics assessed the scene and found that the driver of the rear
Durban – Firefighters battled for hours to extinguish a raging fire that ripped through a container depot in Durban on Saturday. Rescue Care spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said a depot in the Bluff area, south of the city, had caught alight during the early hours of the morning. He said the fire department had deployed several
Durban – Following a warning by the South African Weather Service of extreme weather conditions affecting much of KwaZulu-Natal, a very strong storm hit Durban and surrounding areas leaving highways flooded in some parts on Thursday evening. It was a day of extremes as during the day temperatures sowed to upper 30s while later in
Durban – All four occupants of a water tanker truck were killed when the driver lost control and crashed along Curnick Ndlovu highway in Inanda, Durban last night. It is not known at this stage how the driver of the heavy truck came to lose control at the wheel. Netcare 911’s Shawn Herbst says four
Durban – A popular trucking company boss and owner of Glazer Motors Engen garage was gunned down by an unknown man on Wednesday afternoon at his business in Rossburgh. His family is urging anyone with information about the incident to come forward as they are questioning the motive for the crime. Kidesh Ramjettan, 37, was
Durban – Police on Friday swooped on three people in Clairwood after a truck hijacking late on Thursday evening. Police spokesman Colonel Thembeka Mbele said that the truck was driving from Swaziland to Hammersdale yesterday to deliver goods. “The driver gave two hitch-hikers a lift while traveling on the N2 near Swaziland. At about 11pm
Durban – A truck driver is lucky to be alive after his truck burst into flames while parked at a bay waiting to load at Durban Container Terminal Pier 2. The driver had just finished reversing into the bay when all of a sudden the truck burst into flames. It was not immediately clear as
Durban – An uncharacteristic harvesting and production pattern in the citrus sector this year has led to severe congestion at the Port of Durban, according to the Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA). Grapefruit production peaked three weeks late and produced much higher volumes than usual, overlapping with peak production of other citrus fruits such as navels,
