Zambia’s Road Safety Implementation Partner
Zambia Road Safety Trust Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the 24 individuals who lost their lives in a tragic road accident on May 13, 2023. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by this heartbreaking incident. The accident occurred when a Mitsubishi Rosa Bus carrying 35 passengers … Read more
Great news! ZRST is proud to announce its entry into the global mapping community to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through open mapping. As a first step, we will be working to identify high-risk road networks and pedestrian areas, enhance disaster and emergency response, and promote Safe and Healthy Streets for Children, Youth and … Read more
Speech during the commemoration of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2022 (WDoR22) at UTH by ZRST Chairman Daniel Mwamba on18th November 2022 Good morning, gentlemen and Ladies!Every twenty-four seconds, a life is lost due to a traffic collision. Road deaths and injuries are abrupt, violent, and traumatic occurrences. It is something … Read more
Lusaka, 3rd October 2022: ZRST has been supporting cycling as a mode of sustainable transportation since 2014. While many people want to bike, bicycles are out of the price range of many people and many Zambians from low-income families need a bit of a push to buy them. Unfortunately cycling on our roads is also … Read more
Lusaka, 24th April, 2022: The Zambia Police has released its quarterly statistics for road traffic fatalities for the first 3 months of 2022 and the numbers are dark and deeply concerning. Police data show 568 people perished on Zambia roads in the first three months of 2022 compared to 405 killed last year during the … Read more
Delivered by Honourable Frank M. Tayali, MPMinister of Transport and LogisticsMarch 2022Madam SpeakerWith the leave of the House, kindly permit me to express my profound Gratitude to you Madam Speaker, for allowing me this rare opportunity to deliver this Ministerial Statement on the continued escalation of road traffic crashes and fatalities on our roads.It is … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) is set to explore road-user charging that would charge drivers per mile travelled, at the request of the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. The proposal is part of a policy of reducing car traffic in the UK capital in an effort to meet zero-emission targets, which – a report commissioned by … Read more
Lusaka, 24th January 2022: The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), the leading Road Safety NGO, is calling on the government to urgently improve national road safety management, after the police confirmed COVID’s restrictions, lockdowns, and reduced traffic volumes did not stop Zambia’s road toll rising by 27.9 per cent (from 1,690 to 2,163 deaths) in … Read more
During the year 2021, a total number of 32,372 road traffic accidents were recorded countrywide, in which 1,757 were fatal road traffic accidents of which 2,163 persons were killed, 2,988 were serious road traffic accidents in which 5,307 persons were seriously injured, 6,231 were Slight road traffic accidents in which 9,182 persons were slightly injured … Read more
Lusaka: 19th November 2021. The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), the nation’s leading NGO for Road Safety, calls upon the New Dawn Government to invest at least USD 1Billion, in safe road Infrastructure in the next 5 years. There is compelling evidence worldwide to indicate that upgrading infrastructure offers significant improvements for road safety. ZRST … Read more