According to several sources,[1][2] the Durban system was the first such system worldwide to experience an accident involving an overturned trolleybus. Thirty seven people were injured in that accident, which occurred on 5 March 1941.[2]
Durban's trolleybuses were also unique in being fitted with fishing rod racks at the back.[2]
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Jackson, Allan (2007). Facts About Durban (3rd ed.). Dalbridge, South Africa: FAD Publishing. ISBN978-0-620-38672-2.
Pabst, Martin (1989). Tram & Trolley in Africa. Krefeld: Röhr Verlag. ISBN3-88490-152-4. (in English and German)
Patton, Brian (2004). Double-Deck Trolleybuses of the World: beyond the British Isles. Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon. ISBN978-1-874422-50-1.