THE death toll in the ongoing carnage on South African roads since December 1 had reached the 500 mark by Wednesday afternoon, Arrive Alive said. In a statement it said 500 people have died in 335 accidents. Of those killed 229 were passengers, 136 were drivers and 135 pedestrians. KwaZulu-Natal still has the highest death toll with 80 fatalities in 53 crashes, followed the Eastern Cape with 68, the Free State with 61, the North West with 60, Gauteng 58, and the Western Cape with 56. Mpumalanga had 53 deaths, followed by Northern Province with 41 and the Northern Cape with 23.