Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has conveyed her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives on the province’s roads over the Easter long weekend.
“We wish to convey our condolences to the families of the 16 road users who lost their lives across the province … and appeal for motorists to support the Decade of Action for Road Safety by sharing the road responsibly with other road users,” she said.
She said traffic officers should consider the immediate suspension of the driver’s licences of drunk motorists involved in road crashes in which lives are lost.
“Driver behaviour still accounts for most crashes and road fatalities and should be dealt with harsher because one death on our road is a death too many,” said Modise.
This after a 35-year-old motorist was arrested for drunken driving following a crash that claimed five lives in Ledig near Sun City on Monday.
Five road users said to be between the ages of 21 and 30 were reportedly certified dead at the scene of the crash.
The arrested motorist is expected to appear in the Mogwase Magistrates Court on Tuesday on charges of culpable homicide and drunken driving. - SAnews.gov.za
