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Easter road death toll drops 9.6%, says Fikile Mbalula
The transport minister says 235 people died over the Easter weekend compared to 260 in 2019
08 April 2021 - 13:34
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has announced that 235 people died on SA’s roads over the recent Easter long-weekend, resulting from 189 crashes.
This was a 9.6% reduction from the 260 fatalities recorded over Easter 2019 and a 2.1% reduction from the 193 crashes. The 2020 figures weren’t taken into consideration due to it being an abnormal period when the hard lockdown restricted inter-provincial travel and movement between districts, he said...
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