Head-on collisions are cited as the leading cause of death on South African roads with around 40% of fatalities being pedestrians.
In an effort to make a difference, Cartrack joined hands with Fury Motor Group to provide support to Netcare 911’s Rapid Intervention Unit which offers assistance and support over the coming Easter weekend, a time when road accident victims and emergency services personnel need support most. The Rapid Intervention Unit will once again be stationed along the N3 route to Kwazulu-Natal at Van Reenen’s Pass – a hot spot for accidents – and will attend to any incidents in the vicinity.
“An accident scene is normally accompanied by a certain degree of chaos emergency personnel need to navigate in order to assist accident victims,” says Peter de Kock, group risk and credit manager at Fury Motor Group.
“More often than not, road users that are involved in an accident are frantic and not sure what to do,” he adds.
According to Neill Visser, Netcare 911 regional operations manager for Gauteng West, your first priority is to remain calm and ensure no one is injured and/or may need medical assistance and assist the injured until help arrives.
Once this is done, collect as much information as possible. “Try and get an eye-witness to the incident as this will corroborate your story to your insurer,” says Neill.
