KZN death toll over Easter rose by 111 per cent
The Department of Transport released its preliminary statistics from the holiday period on Friday.
THE number of people who died on the roads jumped by 51 per cent over the recent Easter period. That’s according to the transport minister, Joe Maswanganyi.
“Our preliminary report shows that many people who died on our roads were victims of hit and run incidents, jaywalking or motorists who were driving at speeds that were too high for circumstances,” the minister told journalists in Pretoria.
“The report illustrates a new pattern in which crashes shifted from the identified historical hot-spots into new routes and build-up areas on times that previously did not have a high number of crashes.
“Very glaringly, most crashes and fatalities happened in residential areas and remote areas and very interestingly from 11pm to 5am,” Maswanganyi added.
The report revealed that KwaZulu-Natal showed the second highest increase in fatalities, behind the Northern Cape. The province’s death toll rose by 111 per cent.
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