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It also has a high rate of road deaths, blamed mostly on speeding, reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles.<br \/>\nRoad accidents claimed more than 11,800 lives in 2023, with pedestrians making up around 45 percent of the victims, according to the latest data from the Road Traffic Management Corporation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG A night-time collision between a packed minibus taxi and a pick-up truck has killed 15 people in rural South Africa, a transport official said on Sunday. 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