Some 20 people die on roads this Easter

By April 18, which marked the end of the Easter holidays, about 20 people have lost their lives on the province’s roads.

According to Moeti Mmusi, the spokesperson for the Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison (DCSSL), irresponsible driving appeared to have been the primary source for these fatal crashes.

As traffic volumes were expected to increase on Monday, law enforcement officials were deployed to various roads, especially where large number of accidents are registered.

“There has been a huge increase in law enforcement visibility, which we believe has assisted the traffic control police in clamping down on reckless driving while other motorists have complied with the rules of our road. Our numbers indicate so far that we currently have had 20 fatalities from April 14 to 18. We can expect them to increase when motorists drive back home,” he said.

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Mmusi said the national minister of roads and transport, Fikile Mbalula, will announce the final Easter holiday statistics before the end of April. He believes that they have performed better in terms of decreasing fatalities and crashes on Mpumalanga’s roads.

Meanwhile, the police confiscated illicit alcohol and counterfeit goods estimated at R1.2m, and seized two firearms at the Lebombo Border Post.

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By the time of going to press, the exact number of accidents on the N4 had not been released by TRAC, and complete details of the above-mentioned accidents had not yet been provided by the DCSSL.

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