After heavy rainfall swept through parts of Gauteng last night, Johannesburg Emergency Management Services says they remain on high alert to respond to any water-related incidents.
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With the adjusted Level 3 lockdown rules still in force, law enforcement operations continued across the country. Image for illustration: Twitter/@TrafficRTMC At least 1 600 vehicles an hour was recorded heading to Gauteng along the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa’s major roads experienced increased traffic on Saturday as motorists drive back from their holiday destinations.
Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) spokesperson Simon Zwane said at least 1 600 vehicles an hour was recorded heading to Gauteng along the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal.
N3TC Traffic Information 17:00 to 17:59
DeHoek: N – 1369, S – 125
Wilge: N – 843, S – 110
âââ 10:45 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 Free State MEC for Health, Montseng Tsiu/Photo: Supplied
Free State MEC for Health, Montseng Tsiu, has confirmed that the province recorded a significant reduction in trauma cases on the roads and at provincial hospitals.
On December 31 there were 14 accidents, with no fatalities. By comparison, there were 19 accidents with 3 fatalities on the same day in 2019.
On New Year s Day there were 11 accidents with no fatalities whilst the same time a year ago there were 9 accidents and no fatalities. It was a quiet and peaceful New Year s Eve and New Year s Day. We are usually up and about on the provincesâ five national key roads that connect the surrounding six provinces and the kingdom of Lesotho. As a province at the centre of the country we are usually at our busiest during these days and often experience fatal accidents, but this time around, it has been different said Tsiu.
A crash on the N1 outside Leeu-Gamka in the Western Cape has left eight people dead.
Eight people were killed on Friday just after midnight in a multiple vehicle collision on the N1 in the Western Cape.
The crash involved one truck and two taxis.
It s alleged that one taxi overtook the other when it hit the truck in the oncoming lane.
The new year started on a sombre note in the Western Cape where a collision between truck and two taxis shortly after midnight left eight people dead.
The accident occurred on the N1 approximately 10km outside Leeu-Gamka at 00:05 on Friday.