The Zambia Police has recorded 166 Road traffic accidents throughout the Country during Christmas Holiday 25th December to today the 26th of December
Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga – Chanda has told Qfm news in statement that Lusaka province had the highest number of accidents reported totaling 99; the Copperbelt province with 34, while central province recorded 9 accidents.
Ms. Chanda says Western province recorded 6 traffic accidents while the Southern, Eastern and North Western province recorded 5 traffic accidents each with Luapula recording 2 accidents and Northern had the lowest with one accident.
Ms. Chanda notes that out of the 166 accidents recorded, 8 people lost their lives, 24 were seriously injured and 62 slightly injured.
She says of the 8 that lost their lives, three were from Eastern province , Western and Southern Provinces with 2 deaths each while Lusaka recorded only one death.
She further notes that the causes of the accidents were improper overtaking, failing to keep to the near side, over speeding, overloading and improper crossing of roads by pedestrians.
And Ms. Chanda has observed that the 2013 Christmas Holiday recorded an increase in the number of Road Traffic Accident reported as compared to 2012 where 111 cases were recorded.
She notes that despite the increase in the number of accidents in 2013 where at least 8 lives were lost, the 2012 Christmas holiday recorded 12 fatalities.
The Police Spokesperson has since appealed to road users to adhere to traffic rules in order to avoid loss of lives.
pvcc
December 27, 2013 at 8:57 am
Even with the threat of weekend imprisonment things have not improved!!!
matcox
December 27, 2013 at 9:30 am
Big problem is that even the so called drivers, but with dog’s characteristics have invaded the roads. I hate sharing the road with such characters who actually are too argumentative based on the knowledge they get from their noisy discussion from the tarvens, when they are supposed to have seen the pages of the highway code.
chikala
December 27, 2013 at 9:47 am
small accout of number
Shottas
December 27, 2013 at 12:17 pm
500 died with aids in lsk.200 died with utuswende clamydia in cppblt.120 died with cholera in sothern prvnc.90 died on top of their booties Bonking in solwezi.plz pray for the berieved families
ply
December 27, 2013 at 3:28 pm
And what steps Police and RTSA have taken to reduce road accidents? Have they learnt any lessons from 166 accidents in 2 days?
We are a nation of talkers without any strategic thinking and action plan. We issue statements after statements without learning any lessons year after year and without taking corrective measures.
Giving stats for the sake of giving stats serve no purpose, do not waste productive time on releasing stats when you have no plan of action, no zeal to do something to reduce accidents, bring sanity to road users and pedestrians alike.
Government shall engage private sector to recruit road marshals (volunteers) who shall work in conjunction with RTSA and shall bring integrity to on the spot checking of fitness of vehicles, road users and licensing. Police is too corrupt to bring any change.