roads
27 December 2006
About 985 road crashes have claimed 1 150 innocent lives since 1 December
2006, which is a slight decrease compared to 1 311 fatalities same period last
year. The number includes 453 pedestrians, 380 passengers as well as 317
drivers. The provincial breakdown is as follows:
* Gauteng 217
* KwaZulu-Natal 226
* Western Cape 116
* Eastern Cape 139
* Free State 103
* Mpumalanga 118
* North West 106
* Limpopo 86
* Northern Cape 39.
The main contributory factors to these crashes are:
* human factors
* pedestrians jaywalking
* fatigue
* speeding
* alcohol.
Vehicle factors:
* tyre burst
* faulty brakes
* overloading with passengers.
Enquiries:
Collen Msibi
Cell: 082 414 5279
Ntau Letebele
Cell: 082 923 9194
Thabo Tsholetsane
Road Traffic Management Corporation
Cell: 082 496 5354
Issued by: Department of Transport
27 December 2006
Source: SAPA
