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WC traffic officials brace for increase in traffic volumes
Officers have been deployed to all major routes across the province this holiday season.
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Western Cape roads claim 90 lives in festive season
Pedestrian deaths remain a focus area, with 41 fatalities recorded over the past four weeks.
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90 killed on Western Cape roads since 1 December
While the number is high, it represents an 11% decrease compared with the same period last year.
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WC marks rise in weekend road death toll
Provincial Transport and Public Works’ Elliot Hector says Saturday nights record the most fatal accidents.
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WC road accidents claimed 13 lives over the weekend
In one of the incidents, a motorcyclist was killed in a crash along Highlands Drive.
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Weekend accidents claim three lives in CT
Authorities arrested 7 drunk drivers in a weekend that saw 3, including a 5-year-old girl, lose their lives.
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Norms & standards urgently needed to curb ‘extra-ordinary’ road death toll
Minister Dipuo Peters yesterday confirmed 237 people were killed in 179 collisions in less than a week.
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Heavy traffic expected in WC as long weekend draws to a close
Western Cape Traffic chief Kenny Africa has urged motorists to be vigilant and patient.
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18 people dead in 9 Cape crashes so far this long weekend
Five people were killed earlier today in two separate crashes in the province.
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11 killed in WC long weekend road accidents
In one incident, 5 adults & 2 children were killed when the driver lost control of a vehicle near Montagu.
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WC road accidents claim two lives
Twenty-six roadblocks were held across the province in which more than 2,000 vehicles were stopped.
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CT sees 20 weekend road deaths
Four people were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a river near Bredasdorp.
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Road safety operations ‘must continue throughout the year’
The festive season road death toll shows a 14% rise in the number of people killed on the country’s roads.
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Festive season sees 14% increase in road deaths
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says there were 220 more deaths this year.
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WC festive season death toll surpasses previous year
For the month of December 2015, 143 people died on the provinces roads.
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WC MEC urges motorists to be vigilant as holidays draw to close
The province has seen an increase in road deaths over the holidays.
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100 killed on WC roads since beginning of December
Irresponsible driver behaviour and failure to wear seatbelts are contributing factors.
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CT sees another tragic weekend of carnage
Western Cape authorities says alcohol & speeding have contributed to the high number of fatalities.
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WC road deaths up by at least 12%
WC transport MEC Donald Grant says there've been several serious and fatal head-on collisions.
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12 die on WC roads since start of weekend
Traffic chief Kenny Africa says this high number is disturbing as the festive season has barely begun.
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26 dead on WC roads this weekend
A transport official says among the highest fatalities is pedestrian deaths.
