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Bus failed roadworthy before crash
Cape Town :: South Africa | 1 month ago
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An inquiry into the crash which killed 20 people in Meyerton last year found that the bus involved had failed a roadworthy test two days before, it was reported on Thursday. Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi confirmed this in a letter to the
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Vaal family stung by bees
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 2 months ago
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A family of seven was stung by bees on Thursday while sitting outside their house in Meyerton, paramedics said. "It is believed that the bee hive was disturbed by someone mowing the lawn just a short distance away from them," said ER24 spokesperson
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Verwoerd name change irks FF Plus
Cape Town :: South Africa | 4 months ago
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Renaming a school in Meyerton that carried the name of apartheid architect Hendrik Verwoerd drew criticism from the Freedom Front Plus on Friday. It said the move initiated by Midvaal Democratic Alliance Mayor Timothy Nast was all about political
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Food poisoning at Gauteng school
Vereeniging :: South Africa | 8 months ago
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More than 100 Meyerton school hildren were treated for food poisoning after falling sick on Tuesday, paramedics said. ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said 105 children took ill with diarrhoea and vomiting. "They suspect food poisoning, but they're
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Families mourn bus crash dead
Cape Town :: South Africa | 11 months ago
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A crane pulls the Putco bus out of a ravine following a fatal accident near Meyerton on 25 June 2012...At least 55 other passengers were hurt when the Putco bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine. The Sedibeng municipality's Dan Manoeli
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Bus testing claims to be probed
Cape Town :: South Africa | 11 months ago
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Nineteen people, including the bus driver, died and 55 were injured in the crash on June 25. One of the injured died on Tuesday of injuries suffered in the crash, Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said at a memorial service on Wednesday.
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DA calls for 'elite crash unit'
Durban :: South Africa | 11 months ago
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Democratic Alliance Gauteng road and transport spokesperson Neil Campbell. A memorial service was held on Wednesday for 19 people who died when a Putco bus veered off a bridge on the R59 in Meyerton, south of Johannesburg on June 25. "The inadequate
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Meyerton bus not roadworthy
Cape Town :: South Africa | 11 months ago
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Two days ago that same bus passed a roadworthy test at the Putco private vehicle testing station...On Monday morning, a Putco bus driver lost control of the vehicle on the R59 en route to Meyerton. It crashed through a bridge railing before
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Bus victim autopsies completed
Cape Town :: South Africa | 11 months ago
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A crane pulls the Putco bus out of a ravine following a fatal accident near Meyerton on 25 June 2012...On Monday, the driver of a Putco bus lost control of the vehicle on the R59 en route to Meyerton. It crashed through a bridge railing before
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RTMC readying bus crash report
Cape Town :: South Africa | 11 months ago
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A crane pulls the Putco bus out of a ravine following a fatal accident near Meyerton on 25 June 2012. Ashref Ismail said on Wednesday. "This could tell us if the accident was caused by driver error or vehicle defect...On Monday morning, a Putco bus
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