Easter road deaths
Pedestrians made up 35% of Easter weekend road fatalities
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula released the Easter weekend road statistics at the Grasmere toll plaza on 8 April 2021. #ArriveAlive #Roadstats
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235 fatalities, over 30k fines issued on SA roads over Easter holidays
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced the 2021 Easter road safety statistics on 8 April. He compared this year's statistics with the 2019 road fatalities figures due to the hard lockdown restrictions that were imposed in the country last year.
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At least 30 people killed on Gauteng roads over Easter weekend, 6 in WC
It's understood that most of these fatalities were as a result of drunk driving, unsafe overtaking and excessive speed.
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3 people killed in collision on R101 in Limpopo
The Transport Department's Mike Maringa said that officials have started clearing debris from the wreckage to allow other vehicles to pass.
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Mbalula: Lockdown played major role in reduction of Easter road accidents
Road fatalities declined by 83%, meaning that 28 people lost their lives on SA's roads during this year’s Easter period.
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Lockdown sees dramatic drop in Easter road fatalities in WC
Only three people have died on the province's roads compared to 38 last year.
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Nzimande: Traffic officers who take bribes tarnish law enforcement image
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande said officers who were on the take were undermining efforts to curb road crashes caused by drunk and reckless drivers.
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Easter road deaths drop by 48%
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande said 162 people died on South Africa's roads during the 2019 Easter period compared with 309 fatalities in 2018.
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Nzimande thanks motorists for helping to decrease Easter road deaths
Preliminary figures show that KwaZulu-Natal recorded the most deaths with 13, followed by Gauteng with 11.
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WC traffic chief ‘pleased’ with officers’ work over Easter weekend
There were 35 road deaths recorded over the long weekend in the Western Cape, a significant increase from last year's 27.
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Drunk driver 11 times over legal limit arrested in Joburg
Over 500 motorists were arrested over the Easter long weekend for various offences, with the majority being for drinking and driving.
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WC records sharp rise in Easter weekend road deaths
Western Cape traffic officials had hoped to reduce that number by at least 50%.
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High traffic volumes out of KZN expected as holiday goers head home
The N3 Toll Concession says it expects high traffic volumes moving out of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning as motorists continue the road back home after the Easter weekend.
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Traffic officials braced for busy day as Easter weekend ends
Motorists have been urged to be more vigilant as many parts of the country are experiencing wet weather conditions.
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Easter road blocks to continue on major routes across SA, says RTMC
At least 500 motorists have been arrested for various offences over the Easter long weekend.
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3 people killed in separate Vaal accidents
Paramedics say they arrived at one scene to find a vehicle lying on its roof in the middle of the road; inside was a man who sustained fatal injuries.
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5 people die in separate accidents in Mpumalanga
Three people died after a car they were travelling in collided with another vehicle on the R40 between Bushbuckridge and Acornhoek on Friday night.
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Motorists urged to drive responsibly as Easter weekend road deaths increase
By Friday afternoon, three people were killed on Western Cape roads while four died in the Eastern Cape.
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N3 Toll Concession: Traffic congested between Joburg, Durban
Officials on Friday morning were on high alert conducting vehicle checkpoints across the country.
