Gauteng traffic police say preliminary data shows more than 200 road fatalities over festive season | News24

In a statement on Sunday, traffic police announced that they had intensified deployment along all major routes in the province to ensure the safety of road users as the holiday season comes to end.

The intensified deployment follows what traffic police said were serious forms of dangerous driving, disregard to traffic signals and passengers overloading - all experienced in Gauteng over the festive season. "Preliminary statistics indicate that Gauteng province has recorded over 200 road traffic fatalities since the beginning of the festive season period with pedestrians accounting for almost 50% of the fatalities," said Maremane

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