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More died on SA roads this past festive season
About 10% of those killed were children
1 755 people have been killed on the country’s roads from December 1 to January 11, compared to the 1 535 who died in the 2014-’15 festive period.
The most fatalities occurred in KwaZulu-Natal (302), followed by the Eastern Cape (278), Gauteng (271), Limpopo (208), Mpumalanga (184) and the Western Cape (162).
The statistics were released by Dipuo Peters, minister of transport, in Pretoria on Tuesday morning.
About 10% of those killed were children. Speed was the main reason for fatal accidents.
Peters said there were 1 387 fatal accidents, 11% more than the previous season.
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