Question NW481 to the Minister of Transport
10 March 2016 - NW481
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Transport
How many persons have died in all forms of minibus taxi accidents (a) in the 2014-15 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2015?
Reply:
The table below provides the number of fatal crashes and fatalities with minibuses, per financial year, as received from the Road Traffic Management Corporation.
Period |
Crashes |
Fatalities |
April 2014 - March 2015 |
425 |
590 |
April 2015 - Jan 2016 |
740 |
1024 |
The information above depicts that there were 425 fatal crashes with 590 fatalities during 2014/15 financial year. For financial year 2015/16 there were 740 fatal crashes involving minibuses with 1 024 fatalities.