KZN says Easter road safety drive helped cut crashes, deaths

Staff Reporter

KwaZulu-Natal’s transport department said on Monday its Easter road safety campaign had helped reduce crashes and fatalities, after officers stopped 16,183 vehicles and charged 2,582 motorists between 2 and 4 April.

Transport MEC Siboniso Duma said 337 motorists had been arrested for drunk driving, including 67 arrested in operations in Umhlanga and Durban North before the long weekend.

The department said the Easter enforcement figures also included 150 vehicles suspended from the road network, 188 impounded for lacking permits, 167 motorists found without licences, and 158 unlicensed vehicles.

Duma said two Ethiopian nationals and two Zimbabwean nationals were among those arrested for drunk driving.

He said foreign nationals detained in the operation were also found in possession of fraudulent documents, including a fake passport, a fake asylum seeker permit, and a fake learner’s licence.

The Easter campaign formed part of the province’s #NenzaniLaEzweni operation, launched ahead of the