More than 1 500 people have died on South Africa's roads during the festive season, according to statistics released by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy.

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Festive season road accidents increase, claiming more than 1 500 lives

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[SAnews.gov.za] While law enforcement maintained a constant presence throughout the festive season, conducting operations around the clock - the preliminary 2024/2025 Festive Season Statistics reveal a concerning increase in crashes and fatalities, primarily attributed to human behavior.

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South Africa: Road Crashes and Fatalities Increase During Festive Season

At least 1,502 people have died in 1,234 fatal crashes since December 1.

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More than 1,500 people died on the roads during the festive season

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Road accidents during the 2024/25 festive season claimed the lives of 1 502 people which is a 5.3% increase compared to the same period in 2023/24. This was revealed by the Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy when she presented the festive season stats on Monday, 20 January. OVER 1500 KILLED IN FESTIVE SEASON ROAD ACCIDENTS During the briefing, Creecy revealed that the number of fatalities represents a year-on-year increase of 5.3% (70) compare…

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KZN leads as over 1500 people killed in festive season accidents

Transport Minister to release festive season road death figures luntu.lamani Mon, 01/20/2025 - 08:27 
			 
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy 
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JOHANNESBURG - Transport Minister Barbara Creecy will release the festive season road death figures this morning.The department launched the Festive Season Road Safety Campaign at the beginning of December.It called for a united effort from all road users and law enforcem…

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Transport Minister to release festive season road death figures

1,502 people were killed in 1,234 accidents on South Africa's roads this past festive season, said Barbara Creecy, Minister for Transport.

1 502 mense is in die afgelope feestyd op Suid-Afrika se paaie in 1 234 ongelukke dood, sê Barbara Creecy, minister van vervoer.

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Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy says 1 502 people have died on the country roads during the festive season. The deaths resulted from 1234 collisions, an increase from last year’s 1427. Six provinces including KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Northern Cape, and North West-recorded increases in road deaths, while Gauteng, Western Cape, and Mpumalanga saw decreases. Creexy released the 2024/2025 festive seasons road safety repor…

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The Department of Transport revealed that there were more fatalities on the road during the 2024/25 festive season than in the 2023/24 festive season.

Festive season road accidents increase, claiming more than 1 500 lives

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