WC festive season fatalities stand at 92

Loyiso Langeni
22 December 2014

The Western Cape Traffic Authorities this past weekend conducted 22 roadblocks of which 2 300 vehicles were stopped and 1400 drivers were tested for alcohol.

Provincial Traffic Chief Kenny Africa said 17 drunk drivers were arrested and the highest alcohol reading was recorded in Swellendam.

 “The total amount of fines that we issued was R400 440 and the highest speed recorded since Friday was 171km/h in a 120km/h on the N1 near Breckenfell.

We also tested the speed of 11 457 vehicles of which we prosecuted 722 drivers for exceeding the speed limit,” Africa added.

Meanwhile despite attempts to curb the amounts of road accidents and deaths over the festive season, more than 200 people have lost their lives across South Africa's roads.

The death toll in the Western Cape this weekend alone sits at 29 following one of the biggest of the road accidents thus far for the season along the notorious stretch of N1 between Laingsburg and Beaufort-West on Sunday.

The total fatalities as from the 1 December stands on 92. They consists of 43 pedestrians, 28 passengers, 2 cyclists, 6 motor cyclists and 13 drivers of motor vehicles.