/ 2 January 2001

ROADS KEEP TAKING THEIR TOLL

THE death toll on South Africas roads has passed the 700 mark since the start of the holiday season on December 1, says road agency Arrive Alive. Of the 711 people killed, 282 were passengers, 257 were pedestrians and 172 drivers. Eastern Cape has recorded the highest death toll of 125, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 123 and Gauteng with 114.