At least 150 people have died on Gauteng roads this festive season – traffic police

News 24

More than 150 people have died due to fatal crashes on Gauteng roads as of 1 December.

That was revealed by Gauteng Traffic Police’s Sello Maremane on Friday. He said that the number included three children who were allegedly killed by minibus taxis in two separate incidents in the Eldorado Park policing precinct.

Maremane said the statistics come amid a call from the department for responsible driving behaviour to make Gauteng roads safe ahead of Christmas weekend, as high traffic volumes were expected on major routes when holidaymakers travelled to various destinations.

“Human factors have always been a major contributing factor towards fatal crashes in Gauteng during the heightened festive season…