March 27th, 2013 
derrickb A gentleman believed to be in his late forties is in a serious condition after accidentally cutting his leg with a chain saw at a residence in Hillcrest this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived in the scene and found the man being treated by fellow workers. The paramedics assessed the patient and found he had a [...]
February 1st, 2013 derrickb A collision on the N3 Durban just past the Shongweni off Ramp involving two articulated trucks has left one person injured this afternoon. ER24 and EMRS arrived on the scene and found the two trucks in the left and emergency lane of the freeway with extensive damage to both vehicles. Both drivers were found outside [...]
Posted in Accidents & Trauma 
Tags: ER24, Hillcrest, KZN, N3, Shongweni, Truck accident 
No Comments » January 29th, 2013 derrickb A woman is in a critical condition and her child has sustained minor injuries after losing control of her car on the M13 Durban bound just past Shongweni off ramp and went through the centre medium and rolled numerous times before coming to a halt on the M13 Shongweni bound this afternoon. Emergency personnel arrived [...]
Posted in Accidents & Trauma Tags: Car Accident, ER24, Hillcrest, Hillcrest Private Hospital, KZN, M13, Shongweni No Comments » January 23rd, 2013 derrickb Fourteen people have sustained various injuries after a bakkie travelling along Kassier Road heading towards Hillcrest Old Main Road collided into the back of the taxi this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the two vehicles in the left hand lane of Kassier Road with extensive damage to both vehicles. The [...]
Posted in Accidents & Trauma Tags: Bakkie Accident, ER24, Hillcrest, Kassier Road, Taxi Accident No Comments » January 19th, 2013 derrickb Three men are dead and another person is in a serious condition after the white Tata they were travelling in rolled numerous times and came to a halt on its side on the M13 Durban bound between Shongweni and Hospital Road on ramp this morning. ER24 and VEMA arrived on the scene and found the [...]
Posted in Accidents & Trauma, Fire & Rescue Tags: Car Accident, ER24, Fatal, Hillcrest, M13 No Comments » January 6th, 2013 derrickb A motorcyclist believed to be in his mid-thirties has sustained moderate injuries after losing control of his super bike on the N3 Pietermaritzburg bound underneath the Hammersdale Bridge this afternoon. ER24 paramedics from Hillcrest arrived on the scene and found the man lying on the side of the road near to his bike. Paramedics [...]
Posted in Accidents & Trauma Tags: Durban, ER24, Hammersdale, Hillcrest, Motorcylist, N3 No Comments » January 4th, 2013 derrickb A thirty five year old man is in a serious condition after being hijacked in Hillcrest and was assaulted and found by a side road near Plantations this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the man lying outside of the vehicle and with multiple assault wounds. Paramedics stabilised the patient with [...]
November 18th, 2012 derrickb Fourteen people have been injured after the taxi they were travelling in over turned and rolled on the M13 Pietermaritzburg bound just past the Hillcrest off ramp this afternoon. ER24 and other emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found the taxi back on its wheels but in the middle of the road. Patients [...]
September 2nd, 2012 derrickb Eight teenagers aged between thirteen and eighteen have sustained minor to moderate injuries after the taxi they were travelling in was hit by a bakkie travelling in the opposite direction on Fisher Road heading towards Inanda Dam this evening. ER24 paramedics from Hillcrest and Westville arrived on the scene and found the taxi just [...]
August 24th, 2012 derrickb A pedestrian believed to be in his early fifties is in a critical condition after been knocked down by a delivery vehicle on Inanda Road in Hillcrest this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the man lying in the road near to the verge. Paramedics assessed the patient and found he was [...]
Posted in Accidents & Trauma, EMS Flight Crew Tags: ER24, Hillcrest, Inanda Road, Medicopter, Pedestrian No Comments »
