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The Herald
21-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Herald
Two children and three adults die in head-on collision
Five people have been killed in a motor vehicle accident on the R66 near Nyezane in Gingindlovu on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast after two vehicles collided head-on Sunday night. Transport and human settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has sent messages of condolences to the families. Three adults and two children died in the collision, he said. Duma said according to the road traffic inspectorate, a Hyundai Grand I10 had been transporting eight passengers from Nongoma to Durban when the accident occurred. Three passengers from the same vehicle survived. In a second vehicle, a Ford Ranger LVD, four passengers survived. They were travelling towards Gingindlovu. 'Preliminary reports indicate a Ford Ranger LVD lost control and collided head-on with a Grand I10,' said Duma. He said with schools opening this week he had instructed the road traffic inspectorate to strengthen road safety measures. TimesLIVE
Fox News
21-06-2025
- Fox News
Southampton police arrest driver after Netflix ‘Million Dollar Beach House' star killed in hit-and-run
The driver who killed reality star and luxury real estate agent Sara Burack has been arrested. A 32-year-old woman from Virginia named Amanda Kempton was taken into custody on Friday and charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, which resulted in a fatality, the Southampton Town Police Department confirmed with Fox News Digital. The charge is a class D felony in New York, carrying a maximum sentence of up to four years in prison. Kempton was set to be arraigned on the charges Saturday, police said. The arrest followed a manhunt for the driver who hit Burack on June 19. Details about the vehicle that struck and killed the real estate expert have yet to be released. Burack, best known for her appearances on Netflix's "Million Dollar Beach House" and HBO Max's "Selling the Hamptons," was struck along Montauk Highway near the Villa Paul Restaurant, located at 162 W Montauk Hwy, on June 19, authorities confirmed with Fox News Digital, Friday. She was found unconscious and was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital. A realtor from NestSeekers International, who is a close family friend, shared with Fox News Digital that she was with Burack's mother and sister at the hospital before her tragic death. Burack went into cardiac arrest at the scene, but was revived and was put on life support, according to the friend. She suffered extensive brain injuries, a fractured skull and various brain bleeds. "She was just a great person… a hard worker. Real estate was her life for so many years," she shared with Fox News Digital. The two worked together at NestSeekers International before Burack's sudden death. When Burack wasn't involved in real estate projects, Fox News Digital's source said that her dear friend enjoyed raising money for philanthropy and charity events. Burack co-chaired galas and black-tie events in New York City while raising money for several causes and foundations. "A lot of people loved her and knew her. She's such a good person and would help anyone," the source concluded. In 2020, the real estate expert shared her career experience with "My family has a commercial construction material sales business that I spent many years of my life working for," Burack said at the time. "I have always been intrigued by real estate projects and decided to become a broker after my experience as a summer property manager in the summer house I would rent." Burack added, "I have been spending half the year in the Hamptons for the past 11 years. It was only natural to turn my love for real estate into a blossoming career."
CBS News
10-06-2025
- CBS News
Bicyclist killed in Bellingham crash, juvenile charged with motor vehicle homicide
A bicyclist has died, and a juvenile driver is facing criminal charges after a crash in Bellingham, Massachusetts on Monday afternoon. Bellingham police and firefighters responded to a report of a crash involving a bicyclist and motor vehicle in the area of 120 South Main Street at about 12:44 p.m. The bicyclist, a 60-year-old man from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, suffered critical injuries. He was treated at the scene before being taken to Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket where he was later pronounced dead. His name has not been released. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, was treated by Bellingham firefighters, and was taken to Milford Regional Medical Center. The driver has been identified as a juvenile from Sutton, Massachusetts. Juvenile charged Following an initial investigation, the juvenile has been issued a criminal citation for motor vehicle homicide, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and marked lanes violation. Their name was not released by police. The crash is under investigation by Bellingham police with assistance from the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council and the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
News24
08-06-2025
- Health
- News24
Who pays my medical expenses when I am in a road accident?
The lengthy, ongoing legal battle between Discovery Health and the Road Accident Fund (RAF) may leave you wondering who is liable for your medical costs if you are injured in a motor vehicle accident. The Discovery Health case is confusing and unresolved, but in the meantime, the courts continue to issue judgments ordering the RAF to pay medical scheme members' medical bills. Where does this leave you if you are a medical scheme member injured in a motor vehicle accident? The court cases highlight that the RAF is legally liable for your medical costs, and potentially lost income, when you are injured in a motor vehicle accident and unable to work. However, as a scheme member you are also entitled to claim from your scheme and your scheme is most likely to pay your immediate costs and ensure you are admitted to a private hospital. Schemes pay medical expenses immediately Jaco Rupping, COO of Short-Term Insurance at ASI Insure, says medical schemes are often the first line of financial support for individuals injured in vehicle accidents. 'Your medical scheme will cover immediate and ongoing medical treatment or care, for instance hospitalisation, surgery, and rehabilitation,' he says. The RAF is an after-the-fact insurer, as it takes longer to claim, Rupping says. 'Medical schemes will step in to ensure that treatment is not delayed due to funding concerns,' he says, while cases before the courts prove that RAF claims can take a long time Dr Ron Whelan, chief executive officer of Discovery Health, says that your medical scheme will generally cover the cost of medical care associated with road accidents, particularly where this is an emergency. Schemes are obliged in terms of the Medical Schemes Act to cover all medical emergencies and a number of other listed serious conditions as prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs). Many scheme options also cover you for private hospital admissions. What is the RAF and what does it do? The RAF is a South African state-supported fund that provides compensation to victims of road accidents. It is a form of compulsory social insurance funded by a fuel levy that everyone who puts petrol or diesel into their vehicles pays. The amount of the levy used to fund the RAF is determined annually in the National Budget. In the 2023/24 fiscal year, it was 218c a litre. Last year, almost 80 000 claims were filed and just over 63 000 were finalised. However, the RAF admits that it hasn't resolved all claims dating back several years. It says 90 percent of these have not been paid as a result of inadequate paperwork, which it is attempting to resolve. In addition, the fund has massive liabilities amounting to hundreds of millions of rands and recently lost a court battle with the attorney general to restate its liabilities to a fraction of this amount. In an effort to fix the fund's problems, more proposals have been put forward to limit claims from foreigners and wealthy individuals. What will the RAF pay? The RAF's fact sheet lists the costs for which it will pay, or reimburse, claimants as long as they are not responsible for the accident: Medical expenses, which include emergency and non-emergency medical treatment, only in cases where the expenses have not been paid by your medical scheme; Past and future loss of earnings or income; Future medical expenses; General damages for serious injuries; Direct funeral expenses (excluding aspects such as catering); Past and future loss of support; and, Home modifications and caregivers if needed. Recent court rulings show that if you are in any way to blame for your accident, the RAF will not pay all your costs. Why are Discovery and the RAF arguing over medical costs? In one of the RAF's recent attempts to limit its liabilities, it directed its staff in 2022 not to pay the medical claims of medical scheme members whose schemes had paid their medical bills. Discovery Health succeeded in having this directive declared unlawful in 2023. The RAF then issued a new directive to its employees not to pay medical costs that schemes are obliged to pay as prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs) or emergency medical conditions. Discovery Health challenged this directive as being in contempt of the court order made against the first directive, but two out of three High Court judges ruled against the medical scheme administrator and the challenge was dismissed. Discovery Health has been granted the right to appeal the judgment, and the appeal has yet to be heard. Despite this, in January this year, the RAF was ordered to pay medical costs incurred by Rahldeyah Esack to his estate even though Esack's medical expenses relating to an accident in 2015 were paid by Discovery Health Medical Scheme. Most recently, in March, the RAF was ordered to pay the medical costs of John Moss, a cyclist and medical scheme member who was hit by a vehicle in 2017. The scheme's view Whelan said Discovery Health went to court to stop both the RAF and the Minister of Transport from implementing these directives not only on behalf of the schemes it administers, but also 'in the interests of all medical scheme members in South Africa'. 'Discovery Health's firm contention is that medical scheme members' valid road accident-related medical claims must be processed and paid by the RAF, on the same basis as for any other eligible claimant – as has been the case for the past eighty years,' Whelan says. Whelan said there are two reasons why some medical schemes, such as Discovery Health Medical Scheme, want members to claim medical costs from the RAF and repay the scheme: It ensures that individuals do not benefit from being refunded for medical expenses which they did not actually pay in the first place. The cost of medical schemes is kept as low as possible. Model rules published by the Council for Medical Schemes mean that expenses that can be recovered from other parties are not paid for by the scheme. 'Where these medical claims, which have been paid by the medical scheme, are settled by the RAF, they are refunded to the medical scheme. This protects members from higher medical scheme contribution increases,' Whelan says. Some medical schemes have taken a different approach. The Government Employees Medical Scheme, for example, does not expect members to claim accident-related medical expenses from the RAF. Are scheme members expected to claim from the RAF? Whelan said that, as the process of claiming back from the RAF can take between four and five years on average, Discovery helps members claim these costs back from the RAF. He provided the following bullet-pointed explainer: In terms of the registered rules of the Discovery Health Medical Scheme, members who have lodged a claim against the RAF must: Inform the scheme of such claim; Include the scheme's accident-related medical expenses in the claim against the RAF; Promptly reimburse the scheme with any payment made by the RAF in respect of accident-related medical expenses which were paid by the Scheme; and Inform the scheme of any undertaking made by the RAF in respect of future accident-related medical expenses. KEEP THIS IN MIND Claims against the Road Accident Fund (RAF) can take long and may not cover all your losses, especially income-related losses or non-medical expenses, so it is best to have additional cover to protect yourself, Jaco Rupping, COO of Short-Term Insurance at ASI Insure, says. Also the fund will not pay claims, or not pay them in full, if you were to blame for the accident. Rupping suggests you consider: Disability insurance that pays a lump sum or income if you're permanently disabled; Income protection that covers your loss of earnings if you cannot work either permanently or temporarily; Life insurance that provides for your dependants in the event of death; Severe illness insurance that pays you a lump sum if you are diagnosed with a serious condition; Gap cover insurance that pays shortfalls in medical scheme cover for doctors who treat you in hospital; and, Personal accident cover that pays out a lump sum for injuries, regardless of fault. 'RAF is helpful but not a replacement for these kinds of cover as it is often delayed, partial, and limited,' Rupping says.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
RPD, NYSP respond to accident on East Main Street
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Police Department and New York State Police are responding to a motor vehicle accident on East Main Street in Rochester. A News 8 photographer was on scene and captured images of a severely damaged vehicle, which appears to have run into a pole and a tree. A tow truck was also at the scene. RPD: Two pedestrians hit by car after argument, driver in custody on Denise Road News 8 is awaiting information about the status of the driver and the cause of the accident from authorities. This is a developing story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
