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March 2007


STATS

Heavy Vehicles involved in accidents during the
December 2006/ January 2007 festive period

Date

Time

Contributory factors

Route/Prov

Killed

Vehicles

Reg. & Operators

06/12/’06

(42238)

09:40

Truck disregard red robot and collided with two vehicles.

Brits and Pretoria (Gau)

1 Driver

1 Truck

2 Sedans

1 Caravan

NCY899GP

DE Du Plessis

06/12/’06

(42244)

12:00

The LDV in front’s tyre burst and was hit by the truck head-rear

N12 Between Carletonville and Johannesburg (Gau)

1 Driver

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Bakkie

RBV743GP

Rank Supermarket

09/12/’06

(42478)

11:00

Vehicles were traveling in opposite directions and truck hit sedan on the side.

Pretoria and Kwa Mhlanga (Gau)

1 passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

LTB595GP

TS Mahlaba

12/12/’06

(42481)

14:30

Truck hit pedestrian with two tyres of trailer

Potchefstroom and Lenasia (Gau)

1 pedestrian

1 Truck

SFF745GP

RP Logistix

11/12/’06

(42593)

15:00

Sedan overtook another vehicle and collided head-on with the truck.

Benoni (Gau)

2 Drivers

1 Truck

1 Sedan

HYL992GP

Qutom Farms

01/12/’06

(42638)

07:56

The truck lost control and collided with other vehicles and hit a pedestrian

Boksburg (Gau)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

3 Sedans

MXP013GP

Tshwane Vehicle Finance

14/12/’06

(42692)

21:45

One vehicle overtook when it was unsafe to do so and collided head-on with the other vehicle

N1 Pretoria and Naboomspruit (Gau)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

TKX242N

Not on NaTIS

02/12/’06

(41954)

11:00

One vehicle overtook when it was unsafe to do so and collided head-on with the other vehicle

Eston and Kingsburgh (KZN)

1 Driver

2 Passengers

1 Truck

1 Bakkie

NP 120088

Pacific Breeze Trading

02/12/’06

(42161)

08:30

Hit and run

Bergville and Winterton (KZN)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

Unknown

04/12/’06

(42218)

17:30

The vehicle hit a concrete barrier, trailer jack-knifed causing driver to be trapped.

Pinetown and Westville (KZN)

1 driver

1 Truck

NJN472GP

Not on NaTIS

22/10/’06

(42403)

15:10

Pedestrian was crossing the road and was hit by a truck

Swayimane Gravel Road (KZN)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

NH9744

DJ Williams

13/12/’06

(42592)

17:10

Pedestrian was hit by the truck while walking on the road

Mtunzini (unmarked road) (KZN)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

TBC974GP

Supermove a Div of Supergroup

01/12/’06

(41999)

15:45

Truck lost control, the head of the truck went down and the driver fell off the truck

Cape Town (WC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

CY281459

WJ Swartbooi

04/12/06

(42074)

17:45

LDV was following too closely and collided with the truck head-rear

Cape Town (WC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Bakkie

CY291685

JKT Asset Holdings

06/12/’06

(42157)

00:10

No recorded events

R44 Stellenbosch and Wellington (WC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

DDC293EC

G-Worx Sixteen

04/12/’06

(42245)

15:00

Driver lost control and vehicle overturned

N2 George and Sedgefield

1 Passenger

1 Truck

TCC132GP

AL Esterhuizen

11/12/’06

(42513)

09:00

Truck A was following too closely and collided with truck B head-rear

Grabouw and Caledon (WC)

1 Driver

2 Trucks

CA785922

(MacNeil Distributors)

11/12/’06

(42569)

17:29

Truck hit pedestrian

Franschhoek (WC)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

CFM48877

Beaver Plant Hire cc.

12/12/’06

(42608)

09:00

Truck hit pedestrian

Khayelitsha (WC)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

CA855839

Ace Transport

06/12/’06

(42227)

13:00

Truck hit pedestrian

N2 East London – Umtata (EC)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

JRT136GP

Imperial Truck System Rental

08/12/’06

(42398)

13:30

Driver lost control and vehicle overturned

Port St Johns – Bizana (EC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

NPS41493

Venter Trailers

08/12/’06

(42488)

20:35

Truck lost control due to slippery road and collided head-on with sedan

N2 Port Elizabeth – Grahamstown (EC)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Trailer

1 Sedan

DPG114EC

Visiob Direct III

11/12/’06

(42515)

 

Minibus was following too close and collided head-rear with truck

Graaf Reinet – Cradock (EC)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Minibus

BXG991EC

La Rocca Plant Hire cc

15/12/’06

(42696)

16:30

Truck disregarded the stop sign and collided with the sedan 

Grahamstown (EC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

DLN370EC

Unifast Express Ltd

04/12/’06

(42099)

16:10

Truck and other vehicles collided side swipe opposite direction

N3 Warden – Villiers (FS)

2 Drivers

 

1 Truck

2 Sedan

1 Ldv

ND574595

Javelin Trucking (Pty) Ltd

07/12/’06

(42329)

16:00

Driver lost control and vehicle overturned

Bethlehem – Kestell (FS)

1 Driver

1 Truck

CZZ285FS

Thlapane Constructions

06/12/’06

(42339)

15:50

Motorcycle overtook truck and collided side swipe same direction with truck.

Bloemfontein (FS)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Motorcycle

CTH417FS

Ready Mix Materials

07/12/’06

(42400)

10:00

Driver of truck overtook in the face of oncoming traffic and collide head-on with another vehicle

Heilbron – Sasolburg (FS)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

KMV145GP

Kurthas International

10/12/’06

(42458)

10:15

Two vehicles traveled opposite directions and collided sideways.

Koppies (FS)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

NKX855GP

Natro Freight (Pty) Ltd

12/12/’06

(42527)

06:40

Truck hit a cyclist

Bloemfontein (FS)

1 Pedestrian

1 Cyclist

1 Truck

1 Bicycle

BZR378GP

PJ Pienaar

10/12/’06

(42596)

11:00

Sedan was overtaking to near to the truck and the two vehicle collided side swipe same direction

Parys – Sasolburg (FS)

1 Driver

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

DDS616GP

Cargo Carriers

15/12/’06

(42695)

09:00

Truck drove over the barrier line and collided head-on with other vehicles

N3 Harrismith – Warden (FS)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

1 Ldv

SPK721GP

Sebenza Transport

03/12/’06

(42048)

11:15

Tyre burst, diver lost control and vehicle overturned

Bethal – Kriel (MPU)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

DWD560GP

L Roos

05/12/’06

(42091)

03:00

Driver lost control due to fatigue, went over to the opposite lane and collided head-on with the oncoming vehicle.

Waterval Boven – Nelspruit (MPU)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Ldv

JRB268GP

Rail & Road Africa Pty Ltd

04/12/’06

(42226)

08:30

Pedestrian ran across the road and was hit by a truck 

Jeppe’s Reef – Malelane (MPU)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

SD820TS

Foreign Truck

07/12/’06

(42325)

10:45

Truck overtook in the face of oncoming traffic and collided head-on with another vehicle

Amsterdam (MPU)

2 Drivers

1 Truck

2 Ldv

VFN837GP

Golden Pond Trading 502 Pty Ltd

14/12/’06

(42683)

13:41

LDV overtook in the face of oncoming traffic and collided head-on with the truck

Lydenburg/Nelspruit – Sabie (MPU)

1 Driver

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Ldv

DHM227MP

Cargo Carriers Ltd 

03/12/’06

(42100)

10:00

Pedestrian was hit by truck while crossing the road

Orkney – Potchefstroom (N12) (NW)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

FDK797NW

Unitrans Freight Pty Ltd

05/12/’06

(42156)

08:55

The truck turned in front of other traffic and the sedan collided with it

Zeerust – Rustenburg (NW)

1 Driver

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

B311ACL

Foreign Truck

05/12/’06

(42346)

 

Minibus collided with truck head-rear end due to following too close to the truck

Vryburg – Mmabatho (NW)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Minibus

PBF234GP

Car Towing Services East

06/12/’06

(42467)

21:20

The truck turned in front of other traffic and the sedan collided with it

Rustenburg (NW)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

CYZ951MP

Hugo & Dannie Vervoer BK

08/12/’06

(42468)

16:00

Driver lost control and vehicle overturned

Donkerhoek Road Rustenburg (NW)

1 Driver

1 Truck

FGV375NW

MCB Vervoer BK

14/12/’06

(42678)

11:00

Passenger fell off the truck

Brits (NW)

2 Passenger

1 Truck

CCZ144NW

Batlhako Ba Matutu T Authority

02/12/’06

(41973)

14:00

No recorded events

Bela Bela (LIM)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

ND572147

KZN Pertolium Prod + Distr

11/12/’06

(42534)

21:34

One vehicle overtook another in the face of oncoming traffic and collided head-on with another vehicle 

Dendron – Vivo (LIM)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

ACE1210T

Foreign Truck

13/12/06

(42625)

18:56

Sedan drove too close to the truck in front and collided head-rear end

Makado and Thoyandou (LIM)

2 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

RNK412GP

Deel 37 Westernbloem Fase 8 Trust

02/12/’06

(41972)

11:00

Truck turned in front of other truck, lost control and collided with sedan

N12 Kimberley – Warrenton (NC)

1 Driver

2 Trucks

2 Sedans

RSY228GP

DJ Bosman Trans

TGH347GP

Blomdal Vervoer

07/12/’06

(42327)

20:30

Midibus was driving too close to the truck in front due to fatigue and collided head-rear end with the truck

Namibia – Kuruman (NC)

1 Driver

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Midi Bus

BTY438NC

Not on System

06/12/’06

(42566)

15:00

Sedan was driving too close to the truck in front and collided head-rear end with the truck, and was also hit by the LDV

Danielskuil – Delportshoop (NC)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 LDV

1 Sedan

Military vehicle

16/12/06

(43084)

21:45

Pedestrian was hit by a truck

R21 George Storrar (NC)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

DTL861GP

Not on NaTIS

19/12/06

(43015)

07:10

Driver of truck lost control, overturned and collided with a sedan

R103 Ashburton and Polyshort (KZN)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

NZ51322

Not on NaTIS

15/12/06

(42834)

22:25

The truck hooked the sedan and dropped it after a few meters.

N3 Pinetown (KZN)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

 

20/12/06

(43099)

02:50

Two trucks collided head-on after one driver fell asleep and truck went to the opposite lane.

N2 Harding Road (KZN)

2 Driver

2 Truck

DMH958EC

XPlosive Trading

NT6301

Umzimkulu Planter Co-op

15/12/06

(43111)

12:00

Minibus was driving too closely to the truck and collided head-rear end with the truck

Richmond (KZN)

2 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Minibus

NRY190GP

Tanker Services

21/12/06

(43326)

18:05

Pedestrian ran across the road and was hit by a truck

Gravel road Ndulindie (KZN)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

Border1

Not on NaTIS

21/12/06

(43422)

18:05

Child fell from truck while it was moving

Kwenyuswa Skotshi Ward , Botha Hill Pinetown (KZN)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

NV340099

Not on NaTIS

22/12/06

(43505)

07:00

Pedestrian was hit by a truck

N12 Kwamsane road (KZN)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

PVL987GP

Farmers Trust

27/12/06

(43515)

21:20

Pedestrian was hit by a truck

N3 Ladysmith (KZN)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

RTD133GP

MP Swanepoel

18/12/06

(42866)

18:30

Pedestrian was intoxicated with liquor, walk across the road and was hit by a truck

Voortrekker Road, Parow (WC)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

CY22237

Excelent Meat Corp. Epping

15/12/06

(42872)

07:15

The truck was traveling too fast and hit a pedestrian that was running across the road

Voortrekker Road, Goodwood (WC)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

BVJ636N

Not on NaTIS

24/12/06

(43308)

12:30

Driver of minibus was fatigue and drove too fast for circumstances when it collided head-rear end with the truck

N1 Laingburg (WC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Driver

PRT083GP

Kearley’s Transport

18/12/06

(42930)

23:15

Pedestrian was jaywalking and hit buy a truck

R67, Queenstown (EC)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

CSB569EC

Not on NaTIS

20/12/06

(43168)

15:25

Pedestrian was jaywalking and hit buy a truck

Sada Township, Whittelesea (WC)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

CCK338EC

Not on NaTIS

15/12/06

(43013)

14:12

Driver fell asleep, lost control and vehicle overturned

N1 Freeway, Verkeerdevlei (FS)

1 Driver

1 Truck

MD95152

Foreign vehicle

19/12/06

(43183)

04:45

Driver of sedan fell asleep, lost control and collided with a truck.

N1 Between Edenburg and Bloemfontein (Free State)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

DNN277EC

Martinus Waste Removals CC

02/12/06

(41968)

15:50

Truck hit cyclist and drove away

R36 Origstad (MPU)

1 Driver

(Cyclist)

1 Truck

1 Bicycle

Hit and run

18/12/06

(42857)

10:20

One truck overtook in the face of oncoming traffic and collided head-on with another truck. High speed.

N4 Ngodwana (MPU)

2 Driver

2 Truck

DFM593MP

Pieter Visser Vervoer

FYW586N

Not on NaTIS

14/12/06

(42876)

21:00

Truck turned in front of oncoming traffic and collided with sedan and LDV

Standerton(MPU)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

1 LDV

RVT721GP

Barloworld Logistics

15/12/06

(42950)

01:00

LDV drove on wrong side of the freeway and collided head-on with the truck. Fatigue.

N4 Witbank (MPU)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 LDV

TYS862GP

Freshmark

15/12/06

(43353)

16:00

One truck swerved to avoid a pedestrian and collided then head-on with an oncoming truck

R544 Kriel (MPU)

1 Driver

2 Truck

BCL832MP

Not on NaTIS

DKW558MP

Not on NaTIS 

20/12/06

(43420)

14:25

Pedestrian was running in front of truck and was hit by the truck

N4 Belfast and Spitskop (MPU)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

DHX034MP

Inductoserve

29/12/06

(43596)

06:45

Driver lost control and vehicle overturned

N4 Komatiepoort (MPU)

1 Driver

1 Truck

CY205530

Inhoek Motorondernemings

16/12/06

(42818)

00:10

Driver swerved to avoid pedestrian and pedestrian moved in the same direction and was hit by the truck.

N14 Between Vryburg and Delareyville (NW)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

BGT641N

Not on NaTIS

21/12/06

(43156)

13:50

Driver swerved towards pedestrian, pedestrian ran across the road and was hit by the truck.

Koster gravel road (NW)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

CLM727N

Not on NaTIS 

11/12/06

(42534)

21:34

Truck and sedan collided head-on after the one vehicle overtook in the face of oncoming traffic

R521 Between Dendron and Vivo (Lim)

1 Driver

1Truck

1Sedan

ACE1210

Foreign

13/12/06

(42625)

18:36

Sedan followed too close to the truck in front and collided head-rear end with truck.

R524 Between Makodo and Thoyandou (Lim)

1 Driver

1Truck

1Sedan

NPV015GP

Avax SA 75 CC

18/12/06

(42908)

23:00

One driver was fatigue and went over to the opposite side of the road and collided head-on with the other vehicle

R101 Bella Bella and Modi Mole (Lim)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Ldv

RHK121GP

Freshmark JHB

29/12/06

(43479)

00:30

The LDV collided with the back corner of the trailer of the truck

N1 Naboomspruit and Modi Molle (Lim)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Ldv

AAR2073

Foreign

22/12/06

(43483)

02:10

One truck overtook in the face of oncoming traffic and collided head-on with another truck

N1 Between Sebetiela and Nyl Plaza (Lim)

1 Passenger

2 Truck

BVT705L

Not on NaTIS

WAT 9361

Not on NaTIS

6/12/06

(42566)

15:00

The Sedan drove too close to the truck in front, collided head rear end with the truck and the LDV collided with the sedan from behind

R31 Danielskuil (NC)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

1 LDV

BKP108MP

Not on NaTIS

8/12/06

(42567)

03:45

The Panel Van came over to the opposite lane and collided sideways with the truck

N1 Between Bloemfontein and Colesburg (NC)

4 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Panel Van

CA228989

V Naidoo

16/12/06

(42793)

03:30

The driver of the minibus fell asleep and collided head-rear end with the truck

N1 66 km from Richmond (NC)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Minibus

CY270294

Fruit & Veg City

29/12/06

(43577)

17:30

Driver lost control due to high speed and vehicle overturned

R27 Calvinia (NC)

1 Driver

1 Passenger

1 Truck

DBR138EC

Sedekia Transport

11/12/06

(43700)

11:45

Pedestrian was hit by a truck

Kagiso (GP)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

GMF883GP

Not on NaTIS

29/12/06

(43750)

17:30

Driver lost control and the vehicle overturned

R27 Calvinia-Willston (NC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

BDR138EC

Not on NaTIS

8/12/06

(43908)

23:55

Bus drove into the back of a truck

R57 Sasolburg (FS)

4 Passengers

1 Bus

1 Truck

LCX781GP

TM Mphuthi

15/12/06

(42794)

21:45

Brakes failed, sedan drove into the back of a truck

Alberton (GAU)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

DST118N

19/12/06

(43096)

08:00

Pedestrian ran across the road

Orange Farm (GAU)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

THG498GP

29/12/06

(43629)

23:00

Driver lost control and the truck overturned

R59 Vereeniging-Meyerton (GAU)

1 Driver

1 Truck

SHN197GP

2/12/06

(43704)

00:21

Person fell off the truck

Sebokeng (GAU)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

No registration

10/12/06

(44040)

04:45

Person fell off the truck

Johannesburg (GAU)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

No registration

2/12/06

(42161)

20:30

Hit and Run

R74 Bergville-Winterton (KZN)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

No registration

2/12/06

(42167)

23:30

Hit and Run

Stanger (KZN)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

No registration

1/12/06

(41999)

15:45

Person fell off the vehicle

Cape Town (WC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

CY281459

7/12/06

(42326)

22:20

Vehicles collided head on

N1 Leeu Gamka-Beaufort West (WC)

1 Driver

1 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

No registration

23/12/06

(43198)

01:50

Minibus hit a truck at the back

N1 Laingsburg-Leeu Gamka (WC)

2 Passengers

1 Minibus

1 Truck

No registration

2/12/06

(42073)

12:55

Driver lost control and the vehicle overturned

N2 Umtata-Kokstad (EC)

1 Driver

1 Truck

ND339368

18/12/06

(42946)

15:30

Person fell off the vehicle

Steve Vukile Tshwete (EC)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

CTC711EC

22/12/06

(43189)

14:20

Pedestrian ran across the road

R334 P.E-Uitanhager(EC)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

DLM039EC

16/12/06

(434040

20:30

Person fell off the vehicle

N2 Umtata-Kokstat (EC)

1 Passenger

1 Truck

DRM027EC

6/12/06

(42339)

15:50

Driver lost control and collided with a truck

Bloemfontein (FS)

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Motorcycle

CTH417FS

10/12/06

(42581)

21:00

Ldv drove into the back of a truck

N8 Ladybrand-Maseru (FS)

3 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Ldv

CBL912GP

19/12/06

(43017)

01:00

Turn infront of oncoming traffic

R30 Welkom-Odendaalsrus (FS)

1 Driver

2 Trucks

BTS234FS

DBF299FS

19/12/06

(43019)

16:30

Approach at angle

Vrede (FS)

1 Driver

1 Passenger

2 Truck

DKZ136 MP

No registration

19/12/06

(43021)

13:00

Pedestrian ran across the road

Senekal (FS)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

JDR744GP

26/12/06

(43437)

20:35

Head on

R103 Warden-Villiers

1 Driver

1 Truck

2 Ldv

KWN643GP

22/12/06

43439

02:30

Pedestrian ran across the road

R34 Odendaalsrus-Welkom (FS)

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

CTR441GP

15/12/06

42715

12:50

Sideswipe opposite direction

N4 Nelspruit-Kaapmuiden

1 Passenger

1 Truck

NGG981GP

17/12/06

43059

15:30

Head rear

N12 Springs-Witbank

1 Driver

1 Truck

1 Sedan

PHZ886GP

15/12/06

(42690

18:00

Sideswipe same direction

Tshilwavhusiku

1 Driver

1 Ldv

1 Truck

BDC731L

17/12/06

(42767

07:00

Head on

N1 Polokwane-Makhado

1 Driver

4 Passenger

1 Truck

1 Sedan

VFR622GP

15/12/06

(42920

15:30

Person fell off the vehicle

Hopetown

1 Passenger

1 Truck

BRF493NC

21/12/06

(43153

14:00

Driver hit a pole

Sun City

1 Passenger

1 Truck

DVP760NW

21/12/06

(43237

21:10

Pedestrian ran across the road

Lichtenburg

1 Pedestrian

1 Truck

DYL181NW