There was a 10% drop in road deaths over the festive season, transport minister Fikile Mbalula announced on Thursday. This means that 1,617 people died compared to the 1,789 deaths recorded over the same December 1 to January 15 holiday period in 2018/2019.
Fatal collisions fell by only 3% but there was a major reduction in the number of crashes with five or more fatalities. ..
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