Minister of transport Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that 28 people died on the road this Easter.
“As at the end of the Easter weekend, 26 fatal crashes were recorded, which resulted in 28 fatalities. Most crashes involved pedestrians and single vehicles overturned, with contributions of 38% and 19% respectively,” said Mbalula.
These crashes happened from Thursday, April 9 to April 12.
This year’s Easter holidays was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a nation-wide lockdown.
“The consequence of this lockdown is the significant reduction of movement on our roads as prescribed by our directions. With 70% reduction of cars on our roads we must commend our people for compliance,” said Mbalula.
“Over the Easter weekend, a total of 104,140 vehicles were stopped and checked at roadblocks.
The number of vehicles impounded was 236 with 171 vehicles discontinued due to unroadworthiness,” said Mbalula.
