At Jotto's Service....
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:59 pm
Friday afternoon, the day is done, time to Chillax. Tough week behind me.
My phone Rings - it's Jotto.
"Howzit Johan Wasssup?"
"I need the Forum's help - DM was in an accident - rolled his car.
He & his daughter have been rushed to hospital.
His wife, C, is on the scene, alone.
I need someone who lives near Gordon Rd to get out there & assist."
I tell Jotto that I'm the closest person to Gordon Rd.
He sends me the details, I eventually get hold of C.
They were heading to Potch, had just passed the Gordon Rd Offramp when the vehicle rolled.
They have people en route & all Emergency Services are on the scene.
But they need someone with a bakkie to come fetch all the stuff.
I jump in my work bakkie & head out.
Traffic is backed up, from the accident scene between Gordon Rd & Maraisburg Rd all the way back, past Beyers Naude to Malibongwe Rd.
From the Gordon Rd on Ramp, traffic is heavy, crawling along.
I get down the on ramp, push through to the right hand lane.
Then, as the grass starts I drive in the right emergency lane & head to the scene.
The various Traffic officials wave me through.
I stop at the scene. That vehicle was so badly crumpled I couldn't even tell what it was.
How they got out alive I have no idea! They are busy pulling it onto a flatbed.
I load all their stuff on the back of my bakkie & fill the front with the valuable bags etc.
So much stuff I could barely change gear.
Friends of DM & C arrive.
A cop comes up & asks if we can please move away asap as they want to get the traffic going.
I tell everyone to go, take the Maraisburg off ramp & stop where it's safe on the left.
We meet up off Maraisburg Rd.
C tells me a women changed lanes into them, DM swerved to avoid her hit the Amco barrier & rolled.
Within seconds people arrived & tipped the vehicle onto the wheels so they could get their daughter, who was trapped, out.
Their daughter hurt her foot, DM has an injured shoulder. C is unscathed.
My phone Rings - it's Jotto.
"Howzit Johan Wasssup?"
"I need the Forum's help - DM was in an accident - rolled his car.
He & his daughter have been rushed to hospital.
His wife, C, is on the scene, alone.
I need someone who lives near Gordon Rd to get out there & assist."
I tell Jotto that I'm the closest person to Gordon Rd.
He sends me the details, I eventually get hold of C.
They were heading to Potch, had just passed the Gordon Rd Offramp when the vehicle rolled.
They have people en route & all Emergency Services are on the scene.
But they need someone with a bakkie to come fetch all the stuff.
I jump in my work bakkie & head out.
Traffic is backed up, from the accident scene between Gordon Rd & Maraisburg Rd all the way back, past Beyers Naude to Malibongwe Rd.
From the Gordon Rd on Ramp, traffic is heavy, crawling along.
I get down the on ramp, push through to the right hand lane.
Then, as the grass starts I drive in the right emergency lane & head to the scene.
The various Traffic officials wave me through.
I stop at the scene. That vehicle was so badly crumpled I couldn't even tell what it was.
How they got out alive I have no idea! They are busy pulling it onto a flatbed.
I load all their stuff on the back of my bakkie & fill the front with the valuable bags etc.
So much stuff I could barely change gear.
Friends of DM & C arrive.
A cop comes up & asks if we can please move away asap as they want to get the traffic going.
I tell everyone to go, take the Maraisburg off ramp & stop where it's safe on the left.
We meet up off Maraisburg Rd.
C tells me a women changed lanes into them, DM swerved to avoid her hit the Amco barrier & rolled.
Within seconds people arrived & tipped the vehicle onto the wheels so they could get their daughter, who was trapped, out.
Their daughter hurt her foot, DM has an injured shoulder. C is unscathed.