21-04-2025
No fatal accidents reported in eMalahleni over the weekend
No fatal accidents reported in eMalahleni over the weekend
The Easter weekend's road carnage is tallying up.
The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison reported the province has recorded about 18 deaths in crashes between 17 and 19 April.
On April 18 three people, including a toddler died in an accident on the R35 between Bethal and Middelburg.
Three other people sustained serious injuries while two occupants were slightly injured.
This fatal crash involved a multipurpose vehicle and an articulated truck.
Two people also lost their lives when the mini-bus taxi that they were travelling overturned after its driver lost control on the N4 toll road near Middelburg while 13 others were injured.
The day before motorists on their way to the Lowveld were stuck in traffic after a tragic accident claimed the lives of six people on the N4 toll road between Machadodorp and Belfast. Five people died at the scene, while the sixth person died in hospital.
It took hours before the roads reopened.
#TRACN4route #CrashUpdate at 16:32. Scene cleared btw #Emakhazeni IS + Bergendal Monument (N4/5X KM 32.6E).
— TRAC N4 Toll Route (@TRACN4route) April 19, 2025
Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie said most of these deadly collisions could have been avoided had motorists heeded calls to adhere to the rules. He believes that if all road users can prioritise their own safety and that of others, deadly crashes will be drastically reduced.
As part of the ongoing Easter visibility on the roads, traffic law enforcement officers have stopped and checked over 13 500 vehicles since Thursday in various ongoing Easter operations across the province.
0ver 5 000 vehicles went through various weighbridges. About 2 700 summonses were issued to motorists for various offences.
Gavin Cooper from Legacy Emergency Medical Services and Dino Padayachee from Langamed Emergency Management said no fatal accidents were reported in eMalahleni over the weekend.
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