27/05/2023
>>Bohlabela Regional Fire & Emergency Services (BRFES), Incident Management Processing Centre, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality (TCLM)>>
>>Incident Information Notification>>
>>A. Subject traffic motor vehicle(s) accident (MVA) particulars>>
>>Date:>>27 May 2023>>
>>Day:>>Saturday>>
>>Time:>>09:43>>
>>Weather>>conditions:>>Morning>>clear>>partly cloudy>>
>>Location>>R 37, approximately 2 km from Lydenburg on the Long Tom Pass>>
>>Patient(s)>>(1) x (P4), (1) x (P1)
>>Vehicle(s):>> Heavy delivery vehicle>>
>>Vehicular Accident Description:>> Heavy truck lost control around the curb, collided with guardrails and collided with the road reserve embankment in the road reserve>>
>>Aeromedical Service >> The Aeromedical ambulatory service was utilised to land on the public road, a landing zone (LZ) was created by the (RIMS) to air lift and transport the (P1) patient to Mbombela, the patient(s) were extricated, treated, stabilised for flight>>
>>SAQA 119036: Road Incident Management Services (RTMS)>>
>>The (RIMS) functioned extremely well with the stakeholders and participants performing to close the (R37) to allow the Aeromedical air ambulance to land, SAPS, Technofi Security Services and SOS Towing & Recovery need to be commended on effective road incident management procedures>>
Thanking you for your time and consideration in this matter.
>>Forward Control Point Co-ordinator
Bohlabela Regional Fire & Emergency Services (BRFES)>>
[email protected]
>>To care for the vulnerable is a privilege that must be earned>>
>>Bohlabela Regional Fire & Emergency Services is an operating subsidiary of Emergency Risk Management Institute of Southern Africa>>
