The Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, released the road safety report for the 2024/2025 festive season in an address delivered this morning, 20 January 2025, in Tshwane. Here are some statistics and key findings highlighted in the address by the Minister including the deaths on South African roads. South Africa’s roads a ‘very serious problem’ … Read more
India’s roads have become busier over the years as average per capita income rises, leading to more people purchasing two-wheelers. With the world’s third-largest road network, the country had 354 million vehicles as of FY22, as per Statista. Yet, a significant concern stays— lack of insurance among vehicle owners. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Each … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Imo State recorded 62 road traffic crashes and 43 fatalities from January to October 2024. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Imo State, Anthony Uga, disclosed this at the official kickoff of the command’s year 2024 “Ember Months” campaign in Owerri on Thursday. The year’s ‘ember months’ … Read more
Last Updated:November 07, 2024, 16:46 IST The Supreme Court acknowledged the concerns raised by insurance companies about road safety but rejected claims that LMV-licensed drivers cause more accidents. This ruling follows years of legal uncertainty, addressing longstanding issues in the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act, and aims to prevent future litigation on the matter.(Photo: Mint) In … Read more
Five people were killed while five others sustained serious injuries following a high speed head-on collision on the R102 near Darnall in KwaZulu-Natal. The accident happened on Saturday night, 5 October. FIVE KILLED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION According to emergency service IPSS Medical Rescue, on arrival, paramedics established that two vehicles had collided head-on at high … Read more
Buzz over road accidents: LJP MP Veena Devi’s son Chhotu Singh died in a road accident in Bihar on Monday. Bihar’s political circle is abuzz with the tragic coincidence as Veena Devi is not the lone LJP MP to lose her son in a road accident. In 2018, another LJP MP from Munger, whose name … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union road transport secretary Anurag Jain on Thursday said govt is not in favour of increasing the maximum speed limit on highways from the current 100 kmph to 120 kmph on National Highways until there is significant improvement in discipline among road users, including drivers. On the need to focus more on reducing … Read more
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has sent condolences to the families of its members who died in an accident on R74 in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday morning. A taxi the members were traveling in rolled over and burnt while they were trapped inside, ten others were injured and rushed to hospital for medical attention. The members were … Read more
The Ladysmith Regional Court has sentenced Celumusa Ngwenya to ten years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to six counts of culpable homicide following an accident that claimed the lives of six people who were family members of Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga. The motor vehicle accident occurred on 17 July 2022 on the N11 highway outside … Read more
A small decrease in festive season road fatalities in South Africa is ‘commendable’, says the AA. However, it believes the number of deaths on South African roads is still too high and more needs to be done. TRENDING: OR Tambo Airport valet joyrides car for FOUR days Transport Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, released details on festive season … Read more
