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218 road accident fatalities on Easter Weekend

WCape the province with fewest number of deaths, KZN had most

Official road death statistics for the Easter Weekend, 2011:

Crashes in various vehicle classes

Easter 2011

Number of Vehicles per Type Involved in Fatal Crashes

Vehicle Type

GA

KZ

WC

EC

FS

MP

NW

LI

NC

RSA

Motorcars

9

22

3

7

17

13

7

5

6

89

Minibuses

4

5

0

6

2

4

4

4

0

29

Minibus Taxis

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

4

Buses

0

1

1

0

1

1

2

0

0

6

Motorcycles

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

LDV's - Bakkies

1

15

3

11

7

3

7

8

2

57

Trucks

0

3

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

6

Trucks - articulated

0

2

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

5

Other and unknown

1

5

0

1

0

1

1

4

1

14

Total Motorised

15

55

7

26

30

23

21

25

9

211

Bicycle

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Animal drawn

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

15

56

7

26

30

23

21

25

9

212

Fatalities per vehicle type

Easter 2011

TOTAL Number of ALL Fatalities per Type of Vehicle

Vehicle Type

GA

KZ

WC

EC

FS

MP

NW

LI

NC

RSA

Motorcars

9

21

3

6

21

14

10

4

7

95

Minibuses

4

5

0

6

1

14

4

7

0

41

Minibus Taxis

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

Buses

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

4

Motorcycles

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

LDV's - Bakkies

0

12

2

10

8

3

4

9

2

50

Trucks

0

4

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

7

Trucks - articulated

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

Other and unknown

1

5

0

1

0

1

0

5

1

14

Total Motorised

14

50

6

24

34

33

18

28

10

217

Bicycle

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Animal drawn

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

14

51

6

24

34

33

18

28

10

218

Source: Data provided in an answer to a parliamentary question no 1398 to the Minister of Transport. Issued by Parliament, September 19 2011

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