Concern about Easter road deaths stats
According to the statistics, 235 people died on the country’s roads between 13 and 17 April, an increase of 51% on the 2016 figure
STATISTICS on Easter weekend road fatalities released by Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi in Pretoria last week, are cause for concern and may, when the final numbers are in, be the highest Easter death toll to date.
This is according to the Automobile Association (AA) who viewed the numbers as a sad indictment on road traffic safety and enforcement initiatives.
According to the statistics, 235 people died on the country’s roads between 13 and 17 April, an increase of 51% on the 2016 figure.
Half of those who died were passengers in vehicles, while pedestrians accounted for just under 25% of the fatalities.
While almost all provinces recorded increases in fatalities, the Free State was the one province where roads deaths came down by 27%.
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