POLOKWANE – Three people were killed and three others seriously injured in an accident on the N1, south of Ysterberg between Polokwane and Mokopane on Monday night, 22 April.
A BMW vehicle and a bus were involved and at the time of the accident, there were people trapped. The N1 South was closed in order for emergency services to clear the scene.
The accident came two days after eight people died in five separate accidents on Limpopo’s roads. Causes of the accidents included reckless driving, speed and overtaking on a barrier line.
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Despite several crashes and fatalities recorded over the Easter weekend, Transport Minister Blade Nzimande said the road death statistics, compared with last year, showed “deaths are 41% down” due to heightened law enforcement visibility.
Nzimande said police had managed to reduce crashes and fatalities on the roads, which signalled a significant development.
“Ideally, we would not like to see a single soul being lost on our roads, but we are happy thus far because nationally, in terms of road fatalities this time last year, we are 41% down. And we attribute that largely to our visibility,” Nzimande said.
