13 persons were killed in road traffic accidents recorded countrywide during this year’s Christmas Holiday, information released today by the Zambia Police Service indicate.
A total of 125 Accidents were recorded during the Christmas Holiday, a period from 24th December, 2018 to 26th December, 2018, compared to 234 road traffic accidents recorded in 2017 during the same period showing decease by 109 road traffic accidents.
Out of 125 road traffic accidents recorded during the Christmas period this year, 12 were fatal road traffic accidents in which 13 persons were killed, 15 were serious road traffic accidents in which 22 persons were seriously injured, 26 were slight road traffic accidents in which 31 persons were slightly injured while 72 were damages only road traffic accidents.
In 2017 during the same period, 18 fatal road traffic accidents were recorded in which 22 persons died showing a decrease in person killed by 09, 32 were serious road traffic accidents in which 52 persons were seriously injured last year showing a decrease in seriously injured persons by 30.
Zambia Police spokesperson Esther Katongo who confirmed the development said 68 were slight road traffic accidents recorded in 2017 with 90 persons sustaining slight injuries compared to 26 slight road traffic accidents recorded in 2018 with 31 persons sustaining slight injuries showing a decrease by 42 slight road traffic accidents and a further decrease in people slightly injured by 64.
Mrs. Katongo said 116 were damages only road traffic accidents in 2017 compared 72 damages only road traffic accidents recorded during this year’s Christmas period.
She said in 2017 during Christmas period, there were 164 casualties compared to 66 casualties in this year’s Christmas Holiday.
Mrs. Katongo said there was a great improvement in compliance levels by motorists and other road users due to increased presence of Traffic Police Officers and Road Transport and Safety Agency Officers on major roads. These joint operations have continued.
As regards criminal activities, Mrs. Katongo said the Christmas period was generally peaceful, however, 70 cases of Assault OABH were recorded, 18 cases of theft, 11 Malicious Damage to Property, 08 cases of Breaking into a Building and Committing a felony therein, 07 Threatening Violence, 06 Burglary and Theft, 05 House Breaking and Theft and 05 Unlawful Wounding.
So why are you disappointed because of low accidents? Unless you want to use in protest why people failed to drive due to high fuel price.
Take any case…
You are dense. Seriously, better news, but you have to make it political.
Mama Katongo those numbers are still high. There is need to put in strong measures to bring the number to a single digit if not zero. One of them being tough on taking off vehicles that are not road worthy off the road. Some of those vehicles failed MOT test or Road Fitness in other countries and exported to our country increasing the road risks. The other is educating our drivers on ‘Drink Drive’, come up with stringent measures that will ban offenders from being on steering wheel regardless of their status in society. The Laws should be for all people not just for the poor nor the rich. It is sad to lose lives that need to contribute to the development of our nation. And also the road infrastructure need to be looked at seriously. We seem to compromise in this area without…
THIS IS SAD NEWS FOR ZAMBIA ONLY ONE FATAL PER PROVINCE THUS UN CALLED FOR IN THE TIME OF SPEED TRAP CAMERAS AND HEAVY TAXATION
It is gratifying to note the reduction in fatalities but the best way to report is also to compare with international standard. We must aim high in our quest to make Zambia become a safer and better place to live in.