South Africa records 512 road deaths since Dec. 1

CAPE TOWN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- There have been 439 fatal crashes on South African roads since Dec. 1, which resulted in the deaths of 512 people, said Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy on Thursday.

Creecy, together with Deputy Minister of Transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa, released the mid-festive season preliminary road safety report during a media briefing at Touws River in the Western Cape Province of South Afric