THE South African road death toll is nearing the 900 mark, according to Arrive Alive. The traffic safety campaign said that 853 people have been killed in 602 road accidents since the start of December. Of these, 384 were passengers, 250 pedestrians and 219 drivers. KwaZulu-Natal has the highest number of road deaths with 131, followed by the Free State with 121. Gauteng with 115 and Eastern Cape with 107. The figures remain unchanged since Wednesday in the North West where 88 people were killed, 87 in the Northern Province, 85 in the Western Cape, 80 in Mpumalanga and 39 in the Northern Cape.