Slash Festive Fatalities: Skip Late-Night Travel, Urges Traffic Body

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The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged motorists to avoid late-night and pre-dawn travel to prevent deadly festive season crashes.

Two vehicles collided near Ogies on the N12 in Mpumalanga around 4:30 am, resulting in seven fatalities.

According to RTMC, this happened when a Toyota Sedan with Mozambican transporting 5 persons and a Nissan NP 200 LDV transporting 2 persons got involved in a T-Bone type crash.

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RTMC WARNS AGAINST NIGHT TIME AND PRE-DAWN TRAVEL. #ArriveAlive #RoadSafety pic.twitter.com/zQzPFaYGOM

— Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) (@TrafficRTMC) December 8, 2025

“A fatal T-bone collision on the N12 resulted from a Nissan LDV driver losing control while travelling east to west. The vehicle crossed the centre median, striking an oncoming Toyota Sedan head-on.

“All occupants in both vehicles were killed instantly at the scene. The crash cause remains unknown, pending an ongoing investigation by the RTMC Crash Unit and the South African Police Service,” the statement read.

Festive Season Safety Campaigns launched

Meanwhile, Joburg Public Safety launched its 2025 Festive Season Safety Campaign to ensure a safe, orderly, and enjoyable holiday period for all residents and visitors.

Leaders MMC Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, JMPD’s Patrick Jaca, and EMS’s Andries Macuvele spearheaded an annual initiative from Dec 2025 to mid-Jan 2026 to curb rising crime, accidents, and by-law breaches.

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The campaign focuses on proactive crime prevention, traffic law enforcement, by-law management, and public awareness, featuring visible policing and roadblocks.

Minister Barbara Creecy also launched the “Arrive Alive” road safety campaign at the Gauteng and North West border, emphasising public education to empower all road users to make safer choices.