Over 1,000 arrests linked to road offences in SA since start of Easter, says RTMC
Road Traffic Management Corporation spokesperson Simon Zwane says people were arrested for, among others, driving under the influence of alcohol, producing fraudulent documents, speeding and driving without the necessary driving licence.
Traffic officers conduct checks at a roadblock. Picture: @Dotransport/Twitter
CAPE TOWN - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says more than 1,000 road users have been arrested since the start of the Easter long weekend
According to RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane, motorists were arrested for several offences.
"The arrests include people who were driving under the influence of alcohol, those who produced fraudulent documents, those who were driving without the necessary driving licences as well as people who were driving at excessive speeds," he said
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At least 90 people have lost their lives in road accidents in four provinces since the holiday started.
Limpopo has recorded the highest number of deaths so far this Easter after a bus crash claimed the lives of 45 people.
The RTMC's focus, said Zwane, is to reduce all holiday road deaths.
"This is part of the efforts that law enforcement officers throughout the country have been putting to ensure that negligent drivers are removed from the roads and that Easter period becomes one that is safe with fewer incidents that involve fatalities and injuries."