Crashes Rise 18.6 Percent Over the 2026 Heroes and Unity Holiday as 43 People Die for the Second Consecutive Year

Godfrey Chilabi Public Relations Officer Zambia Police Service

Home › Research and Data › Road Crash Analysis Road Safety Data Analysis A Zambia Road Safety Trust analysis of Zambia Police Service holiday-period statistics Lusaka, Zambia | July 2026 The Zambia Police Service recorded 409 road traffic crashes during the 2026 Heroes and Unity holiday period, including 40 fatal crashes and 43 deaths. Total … Read more

The Invisible Dead: How Zambia’s Road Crash Data System Fails to Count Young People

Policy Briefing The Data Gap Zambia’s national road crash data system, maintained by the Zambia Police Service, age-disaggregates casualties in only one category: children aged 0 to 16. Every road death, serious injury, or crash victim aged 17 or older is recorded without age. This means that any person aged 17 to 25, including university … Read more

ZRST and Yango Zambia Expand School Safety Programme to 15 Schools as Government Pledges to Scale the Work

More than 30,000 children reached since 2025; Zambia Police confirm over 2,500 road deaths last year; RTSA warns more children are dying on the school run. LUSAKA, ZAMBIA Saturday, 20th June, 2026. The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) today launched the Replication Phase of its Safer Journeys to School Initiative at Chelstone Secondary School, expanding … Read more

Zambia’s Road Crash Data Has a Youth Blind Spot

Policy briefing note15 June 2026 Zambia Road Safety Trust Zambia’s road-crash data has a youth blind spot National crash figures do not publish casualties aged 17–25 as a distinct group. This makes it difficult to identify and respond to road risks affecting young people. Briefing summary Zambia reports casualties aged 0–16 separately. People aged 17 … Read more

ZRST and Yango Zambia Scale Safer Journeys to School to 15 Lusaka Schools, Reaching Over 24,000 Learners

ZRST and Yango Zambia are expanding the Safer Journeys to School programme to 15 schools across Lusaka in 2026, following a 2025 pilot that reached approximately 8,000 learners in five schools. Suggested categories: Press Releases, Child Road Safety, School Zones, Partnerships

Zambia Hosts 3rd AfroSAFE International Road Safety Conference, Organised by ZRST at UNZA

Road Safety Research | Safe System | Zambia Zambia Hosts 3rd AfroSAFE Conference at the University of Zambia 10–11 June 2026 | University of Zambia, School of Engineering, Lusaka