Big blue crane coming down
How not to use a crane when you haven’t talking the wind load on the lifted section into account.
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Putco stalls on probe
Putco has continued to lie about when the bus, which crashed, killing 19 people earlier this week, passed a roadworthy test. On Thursday, the company insisted that the bus had passed a roadworthy test on June 14. But The Star Africa can reveal that...
Meyerton bus crash report out soon
A preliminary report on the cause of a bus accident that claimed 19 lives in Meyerton will be available on Friday, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said. “Teams from the police and RTMC are working together to compile the...
Vaal crash bus was roadworthy
A bus that plummeted off a bridge, killing 19 people in the Vaal Triangle on Monday, recently underwent a roadworthy test, a Putco official said. Spokesperson Raphiri Matsaneng said the driver of the ill-fated bus which crashed in Meyerton had been...
Bus crashes off Meyerton bridge
Twenty people were trapped when their bus plummeted off a bridge in Meyerton, in the Vaal Triangle, on Monday morning, paramedics said. At least 85 people were injured in the crash on the R551, Verwoerd Road, said Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff...
5 die in SA Roadlink bus crash
Five people were killed when an SA Roadlink bus overturned on the N1 while travelling towards Bloemfontein early on Wednesday morning, the Free State transport department said. “I can confirm the bus veered off the road around 04:45. It was...
Train windows ‘for comfort, not safety’
An open window on a train is a matter of commuter “comfort”, not safety, the Western Cape High Court has heard. This was argued as the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), the parastatal company in charge of Metrorail, fights off a R1.12m...
Plane slices South African woman in half
A woman was sliced in half by a plane as she ran across an airport runway in northeast South Africa. Sinangele Asuza, 78, was killed on Monday 11.30am local time when she was struck by a light aircraft as it came in to land in the town of Ermelo in...
