Peters wary of ‘urge to celebrate’ drop in Easter road fatalities

29 March 2016 - 14:57

By Bongani Nkosi

The number of fatalities in the country's roads over this past Easter long weekend decreased sharply compared to last year. Transport Minister Dipuo Peters revealed at a press briefing in Pretoria that 156 deaths were recorded between last Thursday and Monday this week‚ while 287 people died over the same period over the 2015 Easter weekend.

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