WATCH: KZN records highest number of road fatalities
The number of road deaths over the festive season dropped by 10% compared the previous period.
KZN recorded the highest number of fatalities, with 354 people having died on the province's roads over the December/January holiday period.
Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula says all but two provinces recorded declines in the number of road deaths.
"The province that recorded the highest reduction in fatalities is the Free State which experienced a 35% decline followed by Mpumalanga with 23% decline and the Western Cape with 19% decline. The North West recorded a 16% decline, Northern Cape 13% decline, Eastern Cape 7% decline and KwaZulu-Natal 5% decline."
"In total, the number of fatal crashes were reduced by 3% from 1 438 in 2018/19 to 1 390 in 2019/2020. This resulted in 10% reduction in the number of fatalities."
Limpopo and Gauteng saw increases of 12% and 1% respectively.
WATCH: Press Conference on Road Traffic Information: 2019 - 20 Festive Season #FixingTransport https://t.co/2RrQwKD8Tu
— Minister of Transport |Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) January 23, 2020
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— Minister of Transport |Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) January 23, 2020
I would also like to commend officers who went beyond the call of duty and demonstrated commitment to their work. These are the no nonsense kind of traffic officers who understand that safety on the roads is not negotiable. #LiveBeyondDezemba pic.twitter.com/HqP0Q683Lb
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— Minister of Transport |Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) January 23, 2020
On 12 December, driving at 248K/h - traffic considering that he was released on a mere warning !! #livebeyonddezemba pic.twitter.com/mxVDPFmynj
