Road users are encouraged to drive with caution during the Easter recess.
As no more Covid-19-related travel restrictions are placed on South Africans, fatalities are expected to increase.
Over the past two years, when strict lockdown regulations were in place, the country recorded fewer fatalities than usual over the Easter break.
A total of 235 people died in 2021, while 26 deaths were recorded in 2020.
According to the Vehicle Testing Association (VTA) and the Retail Motor Industry Organisation, the number of road accidents recorded this year is a cause for concern.
Julian Pillay, national director of the VTA, said 637 collisions accounted for 774 deaths in January.
