A taxi carrying 21 schoolchildren plunged off the Stoffelton Road bridge near Pietermaritzburg this morning, but thanks to fast action from residents and emergency services, all the children survived.
Three children have died and nine others were injured in an Imbali taxi accident after a minibus ploughed into a daycare centre in Pietermaritzburg.
A WestJet Boeing 737-800 suffered a hard landing at Sint Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport on September 7, 2025, causing damage to the aircraft but no injuries.
A deadly N1 north accident involving a minibus taxi has caused major traffic delays in Johannesburg, with motorists urged to use alternative routes.
Five people have died in the Ysterberg Mountain accident after a head-on collision between two sedans on the N1 highway in Limpopo.
Search teams are still looking for Andrew Blackwood-Murray, the 61-year-old pilot who crashed into the sea off Durban, using advanced sonar equipment but finding no trace after a week.
Four young adults were killed and two others seriously injured after a car crashed into a tree and caught fire in Brackenfell on Saturday evening.
Several people were injured in an M1 accident after a bus veered into oncoming traffic when a passenger reportedly wrestled the steering wheel from the driver.
A MyCiTi bus caught fire on the M5 highway near Berkley Road, but no injuries were reported as passengers had already disembarked.
The A24 plane crash near Tynda, Russia, has left all 48 people on board dead after the Angara Airlines jet disappeared from radar and was later found burning in a remote forest area.
A gas truck explosion on the R71 in Magoebaskloof has forced a road closure and fire response, with traffic now diverted to George’s Valley Road.
Four people have died after a Zeusch Aviation aircraft crashed at London Southend Airport; an investigation is now underway.
Between 30 June and 6 July 2025, 23 people lost their lives in 23 crashes on Western Cape roads.
Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota, aged 28, has died in a car accident in Spain along with his younger brother, Andre Silva.
A hot-air balloon carrying 21 people crashed in southern Brazil, killing eight and injuring several others.
A lone survivor, 40-year-old Vishwashkumar Ramesh, emerges from the tragic Air India Dreamliner crash as investigators probe the cause.
Investigators have recovered the black box from the Air India crash that killed over 240 people, and the data is expected to reveal what caused the disaster.
A fatal minibus crash on the N2 outside East London, killing five people, occurred amid harsh weather in the Eastern Cape, which has also triggered road closures and power outages.
The wreckage of the missing Pyper Cherokee ZSKFB was found in Greytown, KZN, with all three passengers dead; authorities have launched a full investigation.
A woman celebrating her birthday was injured when part of a movie theater ceiling collapsed during a screening of 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' in Argentina.
A Mexican navy training ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two people and injuring 19 others during a promotional visit to New York.
Last month an independent forensic investigation into the building collapse in the Western Cape revealed systemic failures at multiple levels.
A video showing the final moments of Jeju Air Flight 2216 has surfaced, revealing a deadly crash linked to bird strikes that killed 179 people.
The mother of the young girl at the centre of the Bergview College rape case survived a car crash en route to meet with police investigators.
A pilot flying an Impala Mk1 jet died in a crash at the West Coast Air Show in Saldanha Bay, bringing the event to a tragic end on Saturday afternoon.
Twelve people were killed in a horrific bus crash on the R21 near OR Tambo International Airport, on Tuesday morning.
Four schoolchildren died and five others were critically injured in a collision on the N12 near Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, prompting road closures and an ongoing investigation.
A truck carrying four elephants overturned on Olifantskop Pass while en route to a private reserve.
A bus and truck collision on the N6 near Reddersburg has left 10 people dead and more than 30 injured, with emergency services attending to the scene.
A high-speed crash in Sea Point involving a McLaren 570S leaves two injured as police investigate reckless driving.
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