Eastern Cape road accidents: 30 people have died in one week
The province's Transport Department believes that all these road accidents are caused by negligence.
Graeme Raubenheimer spoke to Eastern Cape Transport Department spokesperson, Unathi Binqose.
Listen to their conversation in the audio clip below.
In just one week, thirty individuals have tragically died in road accidents in the Eastern Cape.
"Saturday, December 21st, was by far the worst - it accounted for 22 of those 30 deaths."
- Unathi Binqose, Eastern Cape Transport Department spokesperson
The province's Transport Department believes that all these road accidents are caused by negligence.
It has made a desperate plea to motorists to be extra vigilant, extra cautious and patient with other road users.
"Many of them are accidents one would feel they can be avoided. Many of them are head-on collisions and head-on collisions always tell the story that one was on the wrong side of the road when the accident happened and sadly there's always an innocent victim who may have been doing everything by the book but got dragged into an accident that has nothing to do with him or her."
- Unathi Binqose, Eastern Cape Transport Department spokesperson
Binqose says the province is not out of the woods yet, as the next 24 hours are going to be critical, with those people making that last-minute dash home.
According to the Road Traffic Management Corporation, more than 1,000 people died during the 2023 festive season in the province.
"We're going to need to do some soul searching as the province of the Eastern Cape to check on other ways we can try and improve safety measures on our roads and of course, we've got to question ourselves on the quality of drivers we are releasing onto the roads..."
- Unathi Binqose, Eastern Cape Transport Department spokesperson
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