# The City of Cape Town has raised concerns about pedestrian safety after 40 pedestrian accidents were recorded over the past weekend. The city’s emergency centre received more than three-thousand-100 calls, including 107 motor vehicle accidents and 178 assault-related incidents. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says traffic officers also arrested 65 people for drunk driving, while eight stolen or hijacked vehicles were recovered:
Cape Town records 40 pedestrian accidents over one weekend [SOUND]
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