/ 13 January 2000

HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL AT 914

THE death toll on South African roads since the beginnign of the holiday season has reached 914. Of the 643 crashes which occured, 411 passengers, 260 pedestrians and 335 drivers were killed. KwaZulu-Natal recorded 142 deaths, followed by the Eastern Cape with 126 and the Free State, 125. The toll for other provinces are: Gauteng 119; North West 93; Western Cape and the Northern Province 92 each, and Mpumalanga 85. 40 people were killed in the Northern Cape.