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Tow Truck Accident

21 July 2014 By Alan Straton

Tow Truck Accident

Just recently it was reported in other newspapers about the recklessness of tow truck and private Emergency Services drivers. Unfortunately, on Sunday morning, fate was not in their favour when a tow truck en-route to an accident scene on the Addo Road collided with another vehicle that allegedly jumped a red robot. This has still to be confirmed. It looks as though the tow truck rolled a few times. The condition of the tow truck driver seemed quite serious when we rode past the scene. We … [Read more...] about Tow Truck Accident

Some PE Rain Images

26 March 2012 By Alan Straton

The storm water canal outside Eveready

These images taken between 23 and 24 March were sent to MyPE. After the Weather Guru's epic fail to predict the rainfall last night I can't help but feel a little cheated - not only did I climb onto my roof to do a little bit of preventative maintenance beforehand but the prediction of a deluge failed miserably. See: Massive Rain Forecast – Don’t be fooled by the sunny day today for evidence of my complicity in making people all over Port Elizabeth scramble to batten down the hatches. As a … [Read more...] about Some PE Rain Images

Now we Wait for the THIRD bad thing to happen

21 February 2012 By Alan Straton

Crash Towing Vehicle

The old people (that would be me!) say that bad things always happen in threes. This morning we had a tow truck involved in an accident (See: Tow truck causes serious accident) and bad thing number two for Tow Truck driver's occurred at 14h45 today when another tow truck, this time from Precision Tow In, was involved in an accident. The accident occurred at the Spondo/Uitenhage Road intersection. No injuries have been reported. Lets be careful out there guys! Related Links: Towing … [Read more...] about Now we Wait for the THIRD bad thing to happen

Circular Drive Accident

7 February 2012 By Alan Straton

Circular Drive Accident 7 February 2012

This morning's accident on the corner of Circular Drive and Kragga Kamma Road happened at approximately 9:50 am involving two vehicles. Two patients were transported to hospital. Related Links: Before you take a tow here’s what you need to know | Tow Truck Services in Port Elizabeth … [Read more...] about Circular Drive Accident

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