# The Eastern Cape Transport Department is urging motorists to exercise extra caution after 18 people died in three separate crashes over seven days. The latest accident claimed six lives when a truck carrying about 30 passengers overturned on a gravel road in Bizana yesterday morning. Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha has described the rising number of fatalities as deeply distressing. He says every life matters, and everyone has the responsibility to make roads safer.
Eastern Cape calls for vigilance on the roads as three crashes claim 18 lives in seven days