The 10 most dangerous roads in South Africa!

South Africa's Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has released a list of the country's most dangerous roads. The list is based on the number of fatalities that took place on National Routes (N), Provincial Routes (R) and Regional Routes (R) in all nine provinces in South Africa. A total of 254 people died on these roads in 2018 and the human behaviour accounts for nine out of ten fatal crashes that occurred on these roads. The Top Ten roads and areas with the highest number of deaths nationally are:

• R71 Mankweng in Limpopo
• R573 Umhlanga in Mpumalanga
• N4 Nelspruit in Mpumalanga
• N2 Libode in Eastern Cape
• N1 Naboomspruit in Limpopo
• N2 Umkhomazi in KwaZulu Natal
• N2 Pongola in KwaZulu Natal
• N2 Idutywa in Eastern Cape
• R37 Mecklenburg
• N3 Harrismith in the Free State
  

According to the RTMC the Top Ten roads have been prioritised for intensified law enforcement to make these roads safer.