Although the exact figures for April are not available yet, preliminary data suggests that this Easter Weekend was the quietest in the history of TRAC.

This was also the second consecutive year without any fatalities on the South African side of the N4.

TRAC spokesperson, Solange Soares, said that it was not only quiet in terms of traffic, which was inevitable due to the national lockdown, but in the overall number of incidents and accidents.

“Although previously we have had Easter weekends on which no fatalities were recorded, it is definitely the first time in the history of TRAC that there were so few incidents and accidents on the road during this annual holiday season,” she said.

She added that it is important to note that although class 1 vehicle traffic is considerably down, the N4 still sees a lot of trucks on the road as they are essential in delivering food.

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• Lowvelder will update readers as soon as April’s data becomes available