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Road traffic accidents on the rise

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This past festive season 45 people perished in 33 fatal road traffic accidents compared to 22 lives lost in 19 fatal road accidents during the same period in 2022. Out of 45 people who died on the roads, police stated that 14 were drivers, 15 were passengers and 16 were pedestrians.

The overall road safety situation depicts an increase in the total number of road traffic accidents recorded countrywide, from 440 in 2022-2023 to 687 in the 2023-2024 festive season.

Driving along the major hot spots highways in Botswana, namely the A1 road, A3 road, and A2 to mention but a few is a nightmare given the level of recklessness on these roads especially during holidays. Road deaths have been the country’s nightmare for years and these past holidays more lives were lost on the road.

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