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‘Pedestrian fatalities on SA’s roads remain a major concern’

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Traffic officers conduct road safety campaign in Gauteng on January 5, 2025.

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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says pedestrian fatalities on South Africa’s roads remain a major concern.

This follows an increase in road fatalities during the 2024/2025 festive season, with pedestrians accounting for 41% of the deaths.

A total of 1 502 people died.

Creecy released the Preliminary 2024/2025 Festive Season statistics at a media briefing in Pretoria yesterday.

She says, “41% of all road fatalities were pedestrians. The highest percentages of pedestrian fatalities were recorded in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal – the country’s most populous provinces by vehicle and population. Gauteng had the highest pedestrian fatalities at 63.84%, followed by Western Cape with 53.9%, and KwaZulu-Natal at 44.33%.”