PUBLIC transport became the main focus of roadblocks around KwaZulu-Natal as holidaymakers made their way back home yesterday.
There had been a slight decline in fatalities by Monday, compared with 2013, deaths on the road were still a great concern.
The latest figures showed there had been 31 deaths reported on KwaZulu-Natal’s roads so far, compared with 36 in 2013.
Roadblocks were conducted on both the N2 and the N3, while a Mariannhill roadblock targeted minibus taxis.
The top speed recorded on the N3 freeway had been 208km/h.
KZN Emergency Medical Services’ paramedics responded to an accident involving a minibus which overturned on the N2 in the Uthungulu district on Monday.
The KZN EMS paramedics, who were joined by paramedics from several private ambulance services, assessed and treated 16 people who had sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious.
The patients were transported to Ngwelezane Hospital.
The cause of the accident is been investigated by the police.
There were four other accidents during the long weekend. A car overturned in the Mfekaye area in Mtubatuba where three occupants were serious injured. The injured people were treated on the scene and then taken to Hlabisa hospital.
In the Spokwe area, Hlabisa, another car overturned, seriously injuring one person. The patient was treated at the scene and then transported to the Hlabisa Hospital.
In the Nkandla area a bakkie overturned.
When KZN Emergency Medical Services paramedics arrived on the scene, they found six people seriously injured and two people with minor injuries. The patients were also treated at the scene and transported to the eShowe Hospital.
On the R22 in Hluhluwe, a car collided with a bakkie. On person was seriously injured and five people were treated for minor injuries. The patients were taken to the Mseleni Hospital.
