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Four people have died and a further three people have sustained serious injuries following a high-impact, head-on collision on the N2, near Mtunzini. The driver of one of the vehicles burnt to death as he was entrapped in the vehicle, which ignited on impact. Three occupants from the second vehicle
A 39-year-old male sustained serious injuries after he lost his footing in a river on a hiking path in Du Toitskloof Pass yesterday afternoon. Rescue workers hiked for an hour and a half to get to the patient’s location. Once there, paramedics assessed the man and found that he had sustained
KwaZulu-Natal: At 21H05 Saturday night Netcare 911 responded to reports of a serious collision on the Curnick Ndlovu highway in Inanda. Reports from the scene indicate that the driver of a heavy motor vehicle lost control. The adult occupants of the truck, two males and two females were trapped in
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Background to GPS What is GPS? The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Utilizing a constellation of at least 24 Medium Earth Orbit satellites that transmit precise microwave signals, the system enables a GPS receiver to determine
Introduction During recent years we have often shared road crash reports where road users crashed into guardrails and road barriers. In some incidents, we witnessed rather horrific injuries, and these often create questions regarding these traffic safety systems. How much thought and planning
Front no-go zone Cutting in front of a truck can be a fatal mistake. At 80km/h, it takes the length of about a rugby field (100 metres) for a truck to come to a complete stop. Safety tips: Allow at least one car length for every 16km/h you are travelling before merging in front of a truck. When
