Fatality-free Easter on the Maputo Corridor – TRAC
Despite exceptionally high traffic volumes experienced on the Maputo Corridor over the Easter weekend, no fatalities were recorded during the four-day period along the entire N4 route.
As predicted, traffic was exceptionally high on both the South African and Mozambican sides of the route, with the Middelburg and Nkomazi plazas being the busiest throughout the period.
Thirty-five accidents were reported during the Easter period, resulting in 11 serious injuries between Friday 29 March to Monday 01 April. Twenty-three accidents occurred in South Africa and 12 in Mozambique.
The breakdown is as follows:
Gauteng
Accidents: 4
Fatalities: 0
Serious: 0
Highveld
Accidents: 6
Fatalities: 0
Serious: 2
Lowveld
Accidents: 13
Fatalities: 0
Serious: 6
Mozambique
Accidents: 12
Fatalities: 0
Serious: 3
As predicted, traffic peaked on Thursday afternoon just before the start of the Easter weekend and high traffic volumes continued to be experienced throughout Friday morning.
On Monday, traffic started to pick up at around 10:00, with high traffic volumes continuing into the late afternoon.
To buffer the risks associated with the increased traffic volumes, the TRAC Helpdesk and TRACAssist were well supported by the bulk of provincial and private emergency services, law enforcement agencies and other relevant stakeholders.
It’s thanks to the unwavering efforts of all of these stakeholders and our road users that there were zero fatalities.
This Easter, TRAC also focused on boosting its road safety messaging. This was done via the Rest & Rejuvenate Road Safety activation at Alzu Petroport in Belfast where TRAC representatives engaged with road users and encouraged them to obey road regulations and be responsible and courteous on the road.
