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RB mourns accident victims

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President Rupiah Banda has expressed profound sorrow at the deaths of 17 passengers, including two babies in a road mishap along the Great North Road.

In his message of condolences to families of the accident victims, President Banda said government is deeply saddened by the tragedy which could have been avoided.

Mr. Banda urged motorists to drive with caution and consideration for other road users, to minimize deaths through road accidents.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Press and Public Relations Unit at State House.

The President has appealed to motorists to be patient on the roads during the rainy festive season, noting that traffic accidents tend to increase during this period of the year.

And the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) said human error was the cause of the accident which claimed 17 lives on the Kabwe-Kapiri road.

RTSA Deputy Director Martin Mbangu told ZNBC that there was human error on the part of the driver of the light truck which hit into the fuel tanker.

Mr. Mbangu said the agency records a higher number of accidents involving light trucks ferrying people and advised motorists to be cautious on the road.

He has also cautioned motorists not to be excited during the festive time, as a lot of accidents are recorded this period due to drunken driving.

On saturday 17 people died in a road accident involving a light truck and fuel tanker on the Kabwe Kapiri road.

[ ZNBC ]

6 COMMENTS

  1. Imwe fi ala beee, please its not enough to express sorrow, do something to make our roads safer and stop this needless loss of lives.
    despite increase in traffic our major roads have remained the same.
    This is what happens when you have ba chimbwi mu goal.

  2. in my opinion to express sorrow isn’t a bad idea especially that the road between Kabwe and Kapiri is one of the best ones we have pa Zed. Drivers shud truly drive with patience. Another appeal is for the people of Zambia to help stop these open vans and trucks as passenger vehicles.

  3. “Mr. Lumbama further said road safety should be everyone’s responsibility if accidents are to be reduced on roads. 23 people among them two babies perished in a road traffic accident on the Kapiri-Kabwe road that involved a canter truck and a Petrotech-fuel tanker.
    And Passengers, Pedestrian and Cyclists Association of Zambia (PAPECA) have also expressed sadness over the death of the 23 passengers.PAPECA president Lawrence Kaoma says it is regrettable that the nation had to lose so many people when the situation would have been avoided”
    LT, who is saying the truth concerning the number the dead people?Check this report and RB

  4. Mr President, For decades people have died in large numbers mostly from lorries carrying passengers unsafely and illegally. The same song from the leadership has been repeated over and over, ‘Government is deeply saddened by loss of life and drivers are urged to be careful on the roads’. Nothing has changed and lorry drivers continue to ferry passengers on top of bags. The police even let them pass through their meaningless road blocks. Talk, talk, talk is a waste of time, what the GRZ must do is to impose tough and decisive measures to instil discipline on our roads.

  5. “Mr. Banda urged motorists to drive with caution and consideration for other road users, to minimize deaths through road accidents” ……….. I have now head everything.

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