/ 7 December 1999

61 DEAD — ARRIVE ALIVE

ARRIVE Alive road safety campaign said on tuesday that at least 61 road deaths have been reported on South African roads since the start of the holidays on December 1. Figures indicate that the highest death toll was reported in the North West, where 23 people have died in road accidents. The Free State reported the lowest figure, with one road death so far. In KwaZulu-Natal, ten people were killed on the roads. Gauteng, Northern Province and Mpumalanga each reported four fatalities. Eastern and Western Cape reported four deaths and the Northern Cape five.