Road fatalities decrease during Easter period
KwaZulu-Natal experienced a drop of 49 per cent, with fatalities reduced from 55 to 28.
THE number of people who died on South Africa’s roads during the Easter period has decreased by 46 per cent, says Transport Minister, Dipuo Peters. According to the preliminary Easter 2016 Road Safety Report, which was released by Minister Peters on Tuesday, there were 156 fatalities on the roads this year compared to 287 fatalities in the same period last year.
“While we welcome the reduction in fatalities this Easter, we do however believe that we still have a long way to go. As long as there are people dying on the roads, our work must and will continue,” she said.
The report entails figures from Thursday, 24 March to Monday, 28 March. All provinces, except the Northern Cape, recorded a decrease in the number of fatalities. The Northern Cape recorded the same number of fatalities as last year.
KwaZulu-Natal experienced a drop of 49 percent, with fatalities reduced from 55 to 28.
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