Transport Minister Dipuo Peters on Friday
released the 2014 festive season road crashes and fatalities statistics.
A total of
1,368 died on the country's roads between 1 December and 5 January.
Peters said road safety continues to be an
enormous challenge, as road crashes rob us of our beloved ones and families
each and every day.
She emphasised that there is an urgent need
to take appropriate action and further applauded all drivers and pedestrians
who have conducted themselves in responsible manner.
“This crucial year marked the end of the
second decade of our democracy. As we ponder on twenty years of our hard earned
freedom, road carnages are not one of the poignant social issues that we can
rejoice about.” Peters said.
She also said road traffic injuries are a major
global public challenge, requiring concerted efforts for effective and
sustainable prevention. Of all the systems that people have to deal with on a
daily basis, road transport is the most complex and most dangerous.
Worldwide, the number of people killed in
road traffic crashes each year is estimated at almost 1.2 million, while the
number injured could be as high as 50 million.
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