The Road Traffic Management Corporation has cautioned motorists to check on the condition of their tyres and brakes ahead of the Women’s Day long weekend when many people are set to take to the country’s roads.
The Corporation says tyre bursts, faulty brakes and passenger overloading are emerging as leading vehicle contributory factors in all fatal crashes investigated by the corporation.
The RTMC's Simon Zwane warned motorists that criminal charges would be laid against them should they be found to have caused a crash in which a person died.
Last week, an Eastern Cape taxi driver was sentenced to six years imprisonment, with two years suspended, following a crash in which his taxi overturned - killing five people and injuring 13 others.
