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In contrast, other developed countries tracked by the International Transport Forum saw a median decrease of 77% in fatal crashes, with Spain experiencing the largest reduction. On a population-adjusted basis, Spain had 86% fewer car crash fatalities in 2021 compared to 1991. [ 4 ]
2024 Mmamatlakala bus crash. On 28 March 2024, a passenger bus crashed near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, the northernmost province of South Africa, killing 45 people and leaving an eight-year-old girl, who sustained serious injuries, as the sole survivor. [1][2] According to the South African Department of Transport, the incident occurred when the ...
Boaks was injured in a minor road traffic crash while getting off a bus. His death in hospital two years later was the result of complications from the head injuries sustained. Tony Boeckel: 1892 1924 31 years American baseball player car San Diego, California Cris Bolado: 1969 2017 47 years Filipino basketball player motorcycle Phnom Penh ...
S. Sol Plaatje Dam bus crash. Categories: Road incidents by country. Transport disasters in South Africa. Road transport in South Africa. Road incidents in Africa by country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is a South African state insurer that provides liability and collision insurance coverage to all drivers in South Africa. [1][2][3] RAF does not cover property damage (such as damage to vehicles, buildings, and the contents of a vehicle). The RAF issues settlements by assigning the claimant a percentage of ...
Pinetown truck accident 2013. On September 5, 2013, an articulated truck drove through a red light at high speed, killing 26 people (later becoming 27) and injuring at least 80, [ 1] in Pinetown, South Africa. After a light turned green at the junction of Richmond/Josiah Gumede Roads, several vehicles (including taxis full of home-bound ...
March 28 – South Africa – Mamatlakala highway accident. A bus carrying pilgrims from Gaborone, Botswana fell off a bridge and into a ravine in the Mamatlakala mountain pass in Limpopo, killing 45 people and injuring a child. [508] [509] April 1 - Russia - A train collided with a bus in Yaroslavl Oblast, killing eight people on the bus. [510]
The collision occurred at about 09:30 a.m. on 8 January 2019 when two passenger trains were involved in a collision at Mountain View station, Pretoria, South Africa. [1] It is unclear whether the accident was a head-on collision, [2] or a rear-end collision. [1] There were over 800 passengers on the two trains.