Gure weer en \u2019n vermeende dronkbestuurder is maar twee van die oorsake van die afgelope week se verskeie ernstige en minder ernstige botsings aan die Weskus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die botsings in die betrokke tydperk (8 tot 14 Junie) wissel van noodlottig van aard tot voorvalle waarin geen beserings aangemeld is nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verskeie botsings<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die week het verlede Woensdag 8 Junie met die tragiese dood van \u2019n fietsryer op die R399 begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens kapt. Tania Helfrich, \u2019n plaaslike polisiewoordvoerder, is \u2019n saak van strafbare manslag geopen nadat die fietsryer tussen die St. Helenabaai-afdraai en Velddrif verongeluk het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na bewering het die fietsryer geval toe \u2019n vragmotor hom verbygesteek het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vrydag het \u2019n botsing by die berugte Weskus Mall-oorgang in Saldanhaweg plaasgevind waar gereeld ongelukke gebeur en daardie aand het die berugte Jacobsbaai-aansluiting op dieselfde pad die lewe van \u2019n vrou ge\u00ebis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 botsing het ook verskeie motoriste en \u2019n baba met ernstige beserings in die hospitaal laat beland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saterdag 11 Junie het die West Coast Medical Rescue-nooddiens oor \u2019n botsing reg van voor op die R27 (Weskus-pad) naby die Weskus Nasionale Park op sy Facebookblad gerapporteer. \u2019n Voertuig het \u2019n motor getref wat \u2019n boot op \u2019n sleepwa gesleep het. Volgens West Coast Medical Rescue was een pasi\u00ebnt in \u2019n voertuig vasgekeer en is deur die Metro EMS Rescue se span uit die wrak bevry. Die pasi\u00ebnt is in \u2019n ernstige maar stabiele toestand na die hospitaal geneem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die volgende dag, Sondag 12 Junie, het nog \u2019n botsing reg van voor op die R27 plaasgevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In die vroe\u00eb oggendure het twee mense hul lewe op die pad tussen Paternoster en Vreden\u00adburg verloor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kapt. Helfrich s\u00ea die polisie ondersoek \u2019n saak van strafbare manslag nadat \u2019n Toyota Corolla om 03:30 op die Pater\u00adnosterpad onklaar geraak en \u2019n ander motor van agter in die Corolla vasgery het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Helfrich was daar vyf insittendes in die Toyota Corolla. Drie het uitgeklim om ondersoek na die probleem in te stel. Hulle het voor die motor gestaan toe die ander motor die Corolla van agter tref. Die twee mense in die motor is op die toneel dood verklaar en twee van die drie mense wat buite die motor was ten tyde van die botsing het mediese behandeling ontvang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Helfrich s\u00ea \u2019n man (26) is vandeesweek vir dronkbestuur in hegtenis geneem en dit hou moontlik verband met Sondagoggend se noodlottige botsing en die strafbare manslag-saak wat deur die polisie ondersoek word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Des Paton, die Weskus se verkeershoof vir die provinsiale verkeersdiens, waarsku drinkers dat hulle nie lig daarvan gaan afkom as hulle vir dronkbestuur aangekeer word nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swaar re\u00ebn <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maandag en Dinsdagaand het die gebied swaar re\u00ebnbuie ervaar wat tot nog botsings gelei het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maandagaand 13 Junie het \u2019n botsing by die Saldanha-sirkel in gure weersomstandighede plaasgevind. Niemand is in die ongeluk beseer nie. West Coast Medical Rescue wat ook op die toneel was, waarsku bestuurders om hierdie winter versigtig in re\u00ebnweer te bestuur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die volgende aand, 14 Junie, het \u2019n bestuurder beheer verloor nadat \u2019n voertuig deur \u2019n poel re\u00ebnwater gery het. Die motor het op sy dak in die veld beland. Die bestuurder het genadiglik geen beserings opgedoen nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thereza Burger, \u2019n woordvoerder van die Saldanhabaai-munisipaliteit (SBM), het aan Weslander<\/span> ges\u00ea die gebied het op 13 en 14 Junie aanhoudende re\u00ebnval ervaar met slegs sporadiese gevalle van oorstromings wat waargeneem is deur SBM se brandweerpersoneel wat noodsaaklike patrollies gedoen het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bestuur veilig in nat weer<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die provinsiale verkeersdepartement vra motoriste om liefs altyd hul hoofligte aan te skakel wanneer dit re\u00ebn of sigbaarheid weens mistigheid swak is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Verminder jou spoed in nat weer en vergroot die afstand tussen jou voertuig en die voertuig voor jou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dit kan moeilik wees om deur nat syvensters en kantspie\u00ebls te sien. Wees bewus van ander voertuie in jou blindekolle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pasop vir oliekolle in die re\u00ebn wat die pad gladder maak. Moenie paniekerig raak nie. 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