Limpopo among provinces with most road fatalities
The province of Limpopo is among the provinces that recorded increases in the number of fatalities in the 2024/25 festive season compared to 2023/24. The 2024/25 festive season stats were released by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy on Monday morning.
The province together with KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape and North West are in the top six in the fatalities.
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South Africa witnessed 1,502 deaths resulting from 1,234 fatal crashes during the 2024/25 festive season. The number of fatalities represents a year-on-year increase of 5.3% (70) compared to the 2023/24 festive season.

LIMPOPO NAMED AMONG THE TOP SIX PROVINCES WITH MOST FATALITIES DURING THE 2024/25 FESTIVE SEASON
The provincial statistics are as follows:
KwaZulu-Natal 304 fatalities from 247 fatal crashes
Gauteng 235 fatalities from 224 fatal crashes
Eastern Cape 231 fatalities from 168 fatal crashes
Limpopo 180 fatalities from 140 fatal crashes
Mpumalanga 143 fatalities from 118 fatal crashes
Western Cape 140 fatalities from 124 fatal crashes
Free State 106 fatalities from 81 fatal crashes
Northwest 100 fatalities from 87 fatal crashes
Northern Cape 63 fatalities from 45 fatal crashes
Meanwhile, the highest percentage of pedestrian fatalities was recorded in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. These are the most populous provinces in the country in terms of vehicles and people.
Gauteng had the highest pedestrian fatalities at 63.84% followed by Western Cape with 53.9% and KwaZulu-Natal with 44.33%