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Easter weekend road death toll rises Four people have been killed in two separate crashes in the Eastern Cape as the Easter long weekend starts.

In the first incident near Sibangweni outside Mthatha, three people died, two of whom burnt beyond recognition in a collision involving four vehicles.

In the second incident, a 12-year-old minor died in a collision between two vehicles on the N2 between Peddie and Makanda on Thursday night. This after 10 people died in a collision between a taxi and a truck on the N1 north at the Kranskop plaza on Thursday. Makhurupetje outlines alternative routes for those travelling during the Easter weekend.

Meanwhile, one person has been killed and three others injured after a motorist crashed into a group of cyclists on the R55 road in Zwartkops, south of Pretoria on Friday morning.

 

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People don't Listen. Alchohol and speed is contributing in most of these accidents. They get too excited when it is holiday.

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