THE death toll through road traffic accidents during the current festive period rose to 30 as of Friday, following the death on Boxing Day, of six more people, police have said.
In a statement Friday, police chief spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they recorded 73 road traffic accidents on Thursday compared to 102 recorded on Boxing Day in 2018, when nine people died.
“A total of 73 accidents were recorded on Boxing Day, six of these claimed six lives while 35 others were injured,” said Nyathi.
The police spokesperson singled out negligence as the chief cause of the road mishaps.
THE death toll through road traffic accidents during the current festive period rose to 30 as of Friday, following the death on Boxing Day, of six more people, police have said.
In a statement Friday, police chief spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they recorded 73 road traffic accidents on Thursday compared to 102 recorded on Boxing Day in 2018, when nine people died.
“A total of 73 accidents were recorded on Boxing Day, six of these claimed six lives while 35 others were injured,” said Nyathi.
The police spokesperson singled out negligence as the chief cause of the road mishaps.
