South African Road Accidents on Rise

Vehicles flash past a homeless man begging at a busy intersection in Johannesburg. The sun has burned gold streaks into his stringy brown hair. Donovan Hermans lives here, under trees at the side of Empire Road, warmed by filthy blankets reeking of exhaust fumes, cloaked in chemical smog. He’s often the first person on the scene of the many crashes that happen here. “I’ve seen bikes come down; bikers [killed]; I’ve seen cars trying to make turns wiped out by buses or...

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