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Traffic officia duting a road safety operation.
The Eastern Cape Transport Department says it is hopeful it will keep the downward trajectory of road fatalities in the province until the end of the holiday season.
The department says it has recorded a decrease in the number of fatalities recorded on the roads compared to the previous year during this period.
A number of roadblocks were set up across the province with a major one at Kei Bridge just outside Butterworth as traffic volumes continue to peak.
Provincial Transport MEC, Xolile Nqata, says they are concerned about the rise of hit and run accidents, and the use of hidden entry points by drivers who enter and exit the province.
“We have identified notorious spots in the province. We have deployed accordingly. But we have detected that people are finding ways to bypass those hotspots, but even there we have deployed accordingly. There is no corner now to hide in the province … law enforcement officers, you will find them everywhere. The best thing is for road users to comply and ensure that they don’t speed, and drive according to the speed limit,” says Nqata.
Video: Kei Bridge traffic monitored amid festive rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgTzHihWn7c
