Police Public Relations Officer Esther Katongo told ZANIS in a statement issued in Lusaka today that the road traffic accidents have decreased by 25 % while deaths have increased by three.
Ms. Katongo explained that between December 29, 2017 from 18 hours to January 2, 2018 at 06 hours, 16 fatal accidents were recorded in which 20 people died while 68 were seriously injured, compared to last year’s 17 fatal accidents in which 17 persons died indicating a decrease.
She described 50 other road traffic accidents as slight in which 96 persons sustained minor injuries while the remaining 113 were damages in which no person was injured.
Ms. Katongo said Lusaka province recorded the highest number of accidents which stood at 83 with two deaths followed by Copperbelt Province with 31 accidents and two deaths.
Ms. Katongo said Central Province recorded 18 accidents with two deaths while Northern Province and Kenneth Kaunda International Airports recorded the least road traffic accidents with six and three respectively.
Meanwhile, Ms. Katongo said the country was generally peaceful during the New Year holiday despite arresting 163 people from 237 reported crimes.
She said significant cases recorded were 123 Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm in which 89 arrests were made.
34 cases of theft were recorded with 19 arrests while 16 arrests were made from 18 reports of burglary and theft.
Ms Katongo said six people were arrested for eight motor vehicle thefts and that no arrests were made in seven reported murder cases.
She further said that four people were arrested in six cases of malicious damage to property while one person was arrested in four reports of aggravated robbery.
Vonse vinawola mu Zambia, journalists can’t even spell DECREASE!!!! cry my beloved country…