Pedestrian deaths up but road fatalities down over Easter 8 Apr 2021 Easter long weekend under adjusted Level 1 Lockdown showed a 2.1% reduction in crashes, while fatalities decreased by 9.6%. (Photo by: Peter Titmuss/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) At least 35% of the people who died on the roads over the Easter long weekend were pedestrians, according to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula – who described the statistic as “disturbing” on Thursday while releasing the 2021 Easter Arrive Alive Safety statistics at the Grasmere Toll Plaza in Gauteng. But, he countered, there had been a decline in the nationwide road death toll for the same period, and this should be applauded.