Holiday Traffic Kills 208 in South Africa

The National Road Safety Council said Wednesday that 208 people were killed and 550 seriously injured on South African roads as hundreds of thousands trekked home from a prolonged Easter holiday.

Measured by miles traveled per year, South Africa has one of the highest road death rates in the world. Easter is traditionally a dangerous period, with families driving long distances for a final beach break before the onset of the Southern Hemisphere’s winter.