Festive road fatalities down
Monday, January 12, 2015
![A road mishap](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/uploads/imported_images/2015/january/12/phpBDDF.tmp.jpg&w=400&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
A road mishap
Police spokesperson Christopher Mbulawa said at least 37 people died in separate road accidents that occurred countrywide during the festive season between December 19, 2014 and January 2015.
“Preliminary Botswana Police Service reports however show a decline in fatalities as 377 people died in road accidents in 2014 compared to 411 who perished in road crashes in 2013,” Mbulawa said.
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