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ResQ One

None profit rescue service dedicated to strengthening emergency response in and around Mbombela.

19/05/2026

Over the past week, ResQ One members attended and assisted at the following incidents:

🚨 13/05/2026 – 21:24📍 N4 Motor vehicle accident involving 2 vehicles.

🚨 15/05/2026 – 20:39📍 Bester Street Taxi Rank Single vehicle accident.

🚨 16/05/2026📍 R38 near Consort Mine, 2 vehicle accident, reported head-on collision.

We thank all emergency personnel and services who work together on various incidents day and night caring for the safety and well being of our communities.

13/05/2026

Over the weekend, ResQ One responded to multiple motor vehicle accidents, where our members assisted by ensuring scene safety, providing lighting, and supporting emergency services where needed.

Our priority remains the safety of all responders, patients, and road users while assisting alongside other emergency services on scene.

Thank you to all emergency personnel and services who worked together throughout the weekend. Stay safe.

14/04/2026

🚨 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESPONSE 13/04/2026

ResQ One members were activated following reports of a head-on collision involving two vehicles on the N4 Schoemanskloof.

📞 Call Received: 18:16
🕒 Departed Scene: 19:52

The collision involved a bakkie and a taxi.

ResQ One members assisted with scene safety and crowd management, ensuring a safe and controlled environment for all emergency personnel.

Scene safety was later handed over TRAC N4 Toll Route

We would like to thank all emergency services on scene for their excellent teamwork and cooperation.

⚠️ Motorists are urged to reduce speeds and abide by stipulated speed limits.

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13/04/2026

🚨 WEEKEND INCIDENT RESPONSES – 11–12 APRIL 2026

ResQ One members responded to multiple incidents over the weekend in and around Mbombela:

📍 Samora Machel Street, Nelspruit (11/04/2026)
A single vehicle lost control and left the roadway. One occupant was found entrapped. Despite efforts alongside EMS, the patient sadly succumbed to injuries on scene.

📍 R40 Showgrounds (12/04/2026)
A single vehicle rollover was reported. No injuries were sustained. ResQ One assisted with scene safety and roadway clean-up.

📍 R538 (12/04/2026)
A taxi left the roadway, with two patients treated by paramedics. ResQ One assisted with brush clearing, enabling EMS to safely remove the patient and allow towing to recover the vehicle.

We thank all government and private emergency services for their teamwork and dedication.

⚠️ Public Safety Reminder:
Please remain vigilant, reduce speed, and exercise caution especially at night and on high-risk routes.

08/04/2026

🚨 INCIDENT RESPONSE – TRUCK TRAILER FIRE

📅 06/04/2026

ResQ One members were activated through Nelspruit Concerned Citizens following reports of a truck trailer fire on the N4, approximately 2–4km from the Valencia Split in the direction of Nelspruit.

📞 Call Received: 20:48
🕒 Arrived on Scene: 21:00
🕒 Departed Scene: 22:28

Upon arrival, members found the truck trailer well alight, with members of the public looting the trailer.

ResQ One members worked to contain the situation, establishing a secure perimeter and scene safety, as well as setting up scene lighting to assist firefighting operations.

This allowed Mbombela fire services to focus on extinguishing the trailer fire safely and effectively.
Scene safety was later handed over to TRAC N4.

30/03/2026

🚨 Motor Vehicle Accident Response – 28–29 MARCH 2026

ResQ One members responded to multiple motor vehicle accidents over the weekend:

📍Mbombela – R40 close to TUT

📅 28/03/2026
📞 Call Received: 00:53
🕒 Departed Scene: 01:23

Vehicle vs TruckResQ One assisted with scene safety and scene clean up.

📍White River – Cnr Chief Mgiyeni Khumalo Drive & Hennie Van Til Street

📅 28/03/2026
📞 Call Received: 21:14
🕒 Departed Scene: 22:43

ResQ One members responded and assisted with vehicle stabilisation, ensuring scene safety and support to other emergency services.

📍 R40 – Jock of the Bushveld / Boskombuis Area (Barberton)

📅 29/03/2026
📞 Call Received: 18:30
🕒 Departed Scene: 22:47

Reports indicated one vehicle had left the roadway with a patient entrapped inside.

ResQ One members assisted Barberton Fire with operations on scene, providing support where required.

We would like to thank all role players, including community members, government, municipal and private emergency services, for their great teamwork and cooperation.

⚠️ Motorists are urged to remain vigilant and exercise caution on our roads, especially at night.

24/03/2026

🚨 WEEKEND OPERATIONS

ResQ One members were activated for multiple motor vehicle accidents over the weekend at the following locations:

📍 N4 Valencia Split
📍 R40 Glenwood Turnoff
📍 R40 Hilltop

Our members responded and assisted with scene safety, hazard management, and support to other emergency services at each incident.

We would like to thank the men and women, from both government and private entities, who remain dedicated to serving the citizens and visitors of Mbombela in their time of crisis and need.

14/03/2026

🚨 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESPONSE 14/03/2026

ResQ One received reports via Nelspruit Concerned Citizens regarding a head-on motor vehicle accident involving a truck and taxi that occurred on the R538 (KMIA Road) at the Tekwane North turnoff.

ResQ One members were immediately activated, upon arrival, members established scene safety and reported to SAPS, assisting with scene preservation and crowd control.

ResQ One further assisted with rescue and recovery operations, as well as scene clean-up, ensuring the roadway was cleared of debris so that road users could continue safely.

🦺 Vehicles Dispatched: 2
🕒 Arrival on Scene: 01:35am
🕒 Departed Scene: 03:50am

We would like to thank all role players on scene for their great teamwork and cooperation.

12/03/2026

🚨 Incident: Fallen Tree Obstruction 12-03-2026

ResQ One was contacted by a member of the community after a large tree fell across Baker Street Mbombela, blocking both lanes of traffic.

ResQ One members were activated. Members arrived on scene at 17:30 and began clearing operations. With the assistance of community members, the tree was removed from the roadway by 18:50 and both lanes were successfully reopened to traffic.

🤝 Thank you to the community members who assisted.

09/03/2026

🚨 Motor Vehicle Accident Response – 08 February 2026 at 18:09

ResQ One responded to a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles at the UMP / R40 intersection reported through Nelspruit Concerned Citizens.

Actions Taken:

• Scene safety
• Hazard management
• Roadway cleanup due to fluids and debris

The roadway was cleared and made safe for traffic.

Great work from all emergency services and recovery teams on scene.

⚠️ Motorists are reminded to approach intersections with caution.

04/03/2026

🚨 Incident Response – R37 (03-03-2026)

ResQ One members were dispatched at approximately 18:05 to a heavy motor vehicle accident on the R37 approximately 25km from Mbomblea direction Mbombela. Nelspruit Concerned Citizens

On arrival, members found a truck transporting timber that had overturned losing its load. One lane was closed, and a stop-and-go traffic control system was implemented while recovery operations were underway.

ResQ One members assisted with scene safety and traffic management to ensure the safety of road users and responding services.

ResQ One stood down at approximately 21:15 once recovery operations were completed and the roadway was cleared.

We thank all responding services that attended

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