Solwezi police intensify patrols due to increased traffic accidents

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-TWO people died on the spot while seven other passengers are nursing serious injuries in Kabompo district hospital when the driver of the above Mitsubishi Fuso truck registration No. ABZ 3334, lost control due to a tyre burst. The accident happened on Tuesday night around 20 hours. The truck was taking dry fish from Lukulu to Solwezi. The driver of the truck is currently in police custody.
-TWO people died on the spot while seven other passengers are nursing serious injuries in Kabompo district hospital when the driver of the above Mitsubishi Fuso truck registration No. ABZ 3334, lost control due to a tyre burst. The accident happened on Tuesday night around 20 hours. The truck was taking dry fish from Lukulu to Solwezi. The driver of the truck is currently in police custody.

The Police department in Solwezi district in North-western Province has intensified traffic patrols along the main road due to increased traffic accidents.

North-western Province Commissioner of Police, Hudson Namachila says his office has received reports that drivers are ignoring the road signage, resulting to an increase in road traffic accidents in the district.

Speaking in an interview with ZANIS yesterday, Mr. Namachila said with the two recent accidents that happened along Solwezi River Bridge, was due to poor visibility of the road signage by the motorists.

Mr. Namachila said drivers are not paying particular attention to road signs on the main road, thus the intensified patrols by his officers.

The Commissioner has since cautioned road users to follow traffic regulations, in order to avoid any loss of lives.

Mr Namachila added that the police service has also began conducting sensitization sessions for motorists, on the need to exercise patience on the road, because they are not the only road users.

He said cyclists and the pedestrians have not been left out in the sensitization outreach, adding that they equally have contributed to the traffic accidents.

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  1. Zambian drivers think driving fast shows that one knows how to drive but this results in carelessness on the road. ZP and RTSA should continue sensitizing drivers about safe ways of driving a motor vehicle, otherwise we will continue reading about more deaths on our roads.

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