Shootout on M1 highway.

One suspect was arrested and one managed to flee on foot after a shoot-out ensued between SAPS and the suspects after the police tried to stop the red car they were travelling in on the M1 South, just after the Grayston off ramp in Sandton.There was an AK47, ammunition and a camera which is believed to have been used to target houses for home robberies.

Denver train crash

Police at a train crash at Denver station in Johannesburg. The crash resulted in one death and over 250 injuries. The collision apparently occurred when the driver of the Business Express (The white train) failed to stop at a red light and collided with the stationary yellow Metro Plus train in Denver station.

Truck accident

Paramedics stabilize a patient trapped in a vehicle at the traffic circle leading from the N3S to Modderfontein road in Edenvale near Johannesburg . The truck that was also involved in the crash hangs above them. According to witnesses the vehicle swerved in front of the truck from the inside lane of the traffic circle and collided with the truck which drove over the vehicle. The driver was ejected and the passenger trapped inside the vehicle. The driver was taken to hospital in a serious condition whilst paramedics worked in the rain to release the trapped passenger.

Stuck truck

A truck stuck under a clearly marked bridge on Elgin Road in Kempton Park near Johannesburg, 9 January 2015. A local said that it happens all the time on this bridge with this being the fourth one in a matter of weeks.

Miss SA wins Miss World

Miss World Rolene Strauss speaks during a reception event at OR Tambo International airport, 20 December 2014. The event was held for her as she arrived back in South Africa after winning the Miss World pageant in London recently.Newly crowned Miss World Rolene Strauss and South African Miss World 1958, Penny Coelen Rey during a reception event at OR Tambo International airport.