By Nomava Nobumba
09 November 2009
The wet weather caused chaos on the roads in the greater Cape Town area this weekend, with a notable increase in motor vehicle collisions.
ER24 attended to no less than seventy six collisions involving motor vehicles from Friday evening until this morning.
At one stage paramedics were coming across collisions while en route to other collisions.
ER 24 spokesperson Tristan Wadely says emergency service personnel also had their work cut out for them while driving en route to emergency calls.
“Some roads were flooded and others just very water-logged, making driving extremely dangerous with a high risk of aqua-planning,” adds Wadely.
Five people have died and others sustain injuries
ER24 emphasise that besides taking the usual precautions while driving in wet weather (keeping your headlights on, increasing following distance and reducing speed),
“We urge all motorists to be courteous to other road users and be patient on the way to their destination,” pleads Wadely.
09 November 2009
The wet weather caused chaos on the roads in the greater Cape Town area this weekend, with a notable increase in motor vehicle collisions.
ER24 attended to no less than seventy six collisions involving motor vehicles from Friday evening until this morning.
At one stage paramedics were coming across collisions while en route to other collisions.
ER 24 spokesperson Tristan Wadely says emergency service personnel also had their work cut out for them while driving en route to emergency calls.
“Some roads were flooded and others just very water-logged, making driving extremely dangerous with a high risk of aqua-planning,” adds Wadely.
Five people have died and others sustain injuries
ER24 emphasise that besides taking the usual precautions while driving in wet weather (keeping your headlights on, increasing following distance and reducing speed),
“We urge all motorists to be courteous to other road users and be patient on the way to their destination,” pleads Wadely.
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