Question NW454 to the Minister of Transport
15 March 2018 - NW454
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What are the details of all road crashes that took place at the Gilloolys interchange in Ekurhuleni in terms of (i) vehicle type and (ii) statistics in each month in each of the past three financial years (details furnished), (b)(i) how is the statistics being used in road (aa) traffic safety and (bb) traffic movement strategies and (ii) what strategies were developed as result thereof (aa) in each of the past three financial years (details furnished) and (bb) since 1 April 2017?
Reply:
a) There were six fatal accidents and ten serious accidents.
See table below for
(i) (ii) (aa) (bb) Vehicle type statistics in each month from January 2015 to January 2017.
|
DAY/ DATE |
TIME |
PLACE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
17/01/2015 |
15:42 |
N3 North & Gillooly’s Interchanges (Bedfordview) (Germiston North) |
Interlink Freightliner Reg. 238 CFH GP & 402 OTL GP & 402 OTS GP →N in the right lane when the vehicle brakes failed and collided with cement barrier on the right, then with a Geely Sedan Reg. CR 76 WP GP →in the right lane. Geely Sedan then collided with Articulated M/Benz HMV Reg. BR 17 YJ GP & SDH 063 GP →N in the left lane. Interlink Freightliner then collided with Fiat Sedan Reg. H 351 MP →N. Fiat Sedan then collided with Toyota Sedan Reg. DH 19 HR GP →N. Toyota Sedan then collided with M/Benz Sedan Reg. PBN 194 GP →N. M/Benz Sedan collided with Toyota SUV Reg. M 1856 →N. Toyota SUV collided with Opel LDV Reg. ZPT 870 GP →N (Johan Bardenhorts FRCS attended on behalf of RTMC) |
|
07/04/2015 |
18:45 |
N3 North & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Nissan Interlink Reg. BJ 85 RD GP & YHN 516 GP & YHN 507 GP →N lost control on curve in the road and the vehicle overturned. |
|
10/05/2015 |
10:50 |
N3 North & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Toyota M/Bus Taxi Reg. KFS 634 GP →N and stationery in the left lane due to a breakdown. Passengers got out of the vehicle when a Opel LDV Reg. ZHG 678 GP →N collided with Pedestrians. |
|
16/09/2015 |
22:30 |
N3 South & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Freightliner Interlink HMV Reg. HGM 261 MP & HFV 786 MP & HFV 774 MP →S in the right lane when the driver lost control collided with cement barrier and then with a lamppole and vehicle overturned. |
|
05/10/2015 |
13:46 |
N3 South & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Renault HMV Reg. DJ 61 YV GP →S lost control collided with UD HMV Reg. HHZ 165 MP →S that was stationery due to an accident. Renault HMV then collided Scania Fire Engen (Council) Reg. WMD 537 GP →S and stationery at an accident scene. Renault HMV then collided with UD HMV Reg. HHZ 165 MP →S and stationery due to accident. |
|
23/02/2016 |
08:00 |
N3 South & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Isuzu LDV Reg. DDW 175 GP →S and collided with stationery Isuzu HMV Reg. XRZ 927 GP →S on painted island. (Vehicle was on painted island due to that it had broken down) |
|
25/02/2016 |
16:15 |
N3 North & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
BMW Sedan (EMPD – Freeway Unit) Reg. DJ 26 PC GP →N when a vehicle in front of him shot up an object and collided with his vehicle. |
|
16/03/2016 |
08:30 |
R24 East & Gilloolys Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Audi Sedan Reg. MXG 986 GP → E in the right lane when the driver lost control and collided with a lamppole on the middle island. |
|
25/05/2016 |
07:29 |
N12 East // Gilloy’s Interchange & Concord Rd (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Toyota Hilux LDV Reg. XSP 881 GP →E in the right lane when the left rear tyre had a sudden deflation. The driver lost control left the road to the left. Toyota LDV went up the embankment over a fence, landed on Boing Rd and overturned |
|
28/06/23016 |
08:18 |
N3 North & Gilloy’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Iveco Ambulance (Council) Reg. CP 59 WK GP →N in the emergency lane and responding with light and sirens on. A unknown vehicle severed to the left and Iveco ambulance also swerved to left and collided with concreted barrier. |
|
06/07/2016 |
11:38 |
N3 & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Hino HMV Reg: XNH 370 GP→N Travelling in left lane when V/Wagen Golf Reg: LPV 681 GP was reversing on shoulder of road |
|
10/07/2016 |
02:18 |
N3 South at Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Ford Sedan Reg. TJP 279 GP →S in right lane, when driver lost control & collided with lamp post on the middle medium of the freeway. |
|
18/09/2016 |
18:15 |
N3 North & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
V/W Jetta Sedan Reg. BV DF FG GP → N & collided into stationary Ford LDV Reg. BZ 06 LP GP (stationary) → N. V/W Jetta lost control & collided into a Peugeot Sedan Reg. CG 36 RM GP → N |
|
20/10/2016 |
08:00 |
N3 North & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Ford LDV Reg. FC 76 VS GP →N in the second lane. Unknown HMV on the left of him changed lanes to the right. Ford LDV moved to right lane lost control and collided with concrete barrier. Passenger on the back of Ford LDV got ejected from the vehicle. |
|
02/12/2016 |
06:00 |
(Gillooly’s Interchange) N3 South & R24 East (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Toyota LDV Reg. HFR 629 GP →E when the driver lost control on the curve in the road and the vehicle overturned. Passenger at the back was flung from the vehicle. |
|
06/12/2016 |
22:22 |
N12 East & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Ford Sedan Reg. VWV 069 GP →E when the driver lost control on the curve in the road and collided with steel barrier. |
|
14/04/2017 |
01:05 |
N3 North (Gillooly’s) & R24 Bridge (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Volkswagen Amarok LDV Reg.: DW 88 TS GP→N travelling straight in middle lane when Pedestrian (African Male 38) →W walk across the freeway in to oncoming traffic. |
|
21/05/2017 |
01:30 |
R24 at N3 Fly Over (Gillooly’s Interchange) (Germiston) |
Mercedes Benz Sedan Reg. No.: YNJ 009 GP →W driver lost control and collided with concrete barrier. |
|
22/07/2017 |
09:30 |
N3 North & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Sangyong SUV Reg. FZC 376 GP →N when the driver lost control and collided with the bridge puller. |
|
24/08/2017 |
07:09 |
N12 East Rd at the Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Hino LDV Reg. DZ 21 ZN GP →E, vehicles In front of slow down. He tried to brake but lost control and vehicle overturned |
|
05/10/2017 |
10:10 |
N3 North & Gillooly’s Interchange (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Hyundai LDV Reg. CWM 224 FS →N in the second lane from the left and side swipe V/Wagen Crafter (EMPD – By law Unit) Reg. FY 50 TB GP →N in the left lane. |
|
06/11/2017 |
06:55 |
N3 South & R 24 Bridge (Bedfordview) (Germiston) |
Suzuki M/Bike Reg. CP 56 VC GP →S when he severed to avoid a vehicle. The driver lost control and left the road and collided with cement puller. |
(b)(i) The statistics have been used to identify key factors that lead to accidents on this routes, and to develop interventions to improve traffic safety and traffic movement.
(ii) Traffic officers are deployed to the interchanged during peak travel periods to deal with reckless driver behaviour that leads to accidents and Sanral incident management teams have been deployed to ensure that incidents that impede traffic movement are responded to speedily.