Two people have died in a road accident while 32 others are nursing serious injuries in Chongwe Hospital. The two died on the spot when a Marcopolo bus they were traveling on over turned after a tire burst on the Great East Road.
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1028 lives claimed in 6 months, sets a new low in Road Safety in Zambia
Lusaka, Thursday, 20th August, 2015. Road Traffic figures analysed by the Zambian Road Safety Trust (ZRST) has noted a massive increase in the number of people Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) in road accidents in the past two years highlighting an insignificant impact of current strategies to reduce road accidents in Zambia.
18 perish in a crash
Eighteen people have died in Mazabuka after the Monze bound Fuso fighter truck they were in rammed into Mazabuka Shoprite checkers building around 01:00 hours on Monday Morning.
The eighteen people including ten males, five females and three children died on the spot.
ZRST signs MOU with SORSA
“The church also has a significant role to play in raising road safety awareness and to encourage its members to practice the Christian values of love, patience, etiquette and respect on the road”.
Lusaka, Zambia – 8th February 2015.The Zambian Road Safety Trust (ZRST) has signed an MOU with Society Of Road Safety Ambassadors (SORSA), a non-governmental organisation registered in Botswana. The collaboration established by MOU will enhance the development of both parties, promote road safety best practices and increase international and SADC protocol on cooperation of member states in road safety. Among the activities in the MOU are working together to establish a Road Safety Research Centre for the SADC region to be based in Zambia, promoting road safety advocacy and capacity building for both organizations.
Help save kids' lives by signing the Child Road Safety Declaration
Source: SaveKidsLives2015.org (part of the 3rd UN Global Road Safety Week) The global campaign for the Third UN Global Road Safety Week, 4-10 May 2015, features the theme children and road safety: #SaveKidsLives. The campaign seeks to highlight the plight of children on the world’s roads; generate action to better ensure their safety; and promote … Read more
Five die in road accident in Rufunsa
FIVE people have died on the spot in Rufunsa when a vehicle they were travelling in hit into a truck after overtaking a minibus.
Accident: 2 people die in an accident
2 people have died in an accident that happened on 21st April 2014 in Kafue around 04:00hrs.
Four others sustained injuries after the Police landcruser they were travelling in hit into a stationary truck that was parked on the side of the road near River Motel in Kafue.
"Save Lives" Road Safety Awareness Campaign and Launch on Saturday 26th April, 2014
The Zambian Road Safety Trust (ZRST) with the Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication, responsible for Road Safety, will host the “Save Lives” Road Safety Awareness Campaign and Launch on Saturday 26th April, 2014 from 07:30hrs to 13:00hrs at the New Government Complex, Freedom Statue. The Guest of Honour will be Hon Yamfwa Mukanga MP, Minister of Transport, Works, Supply & Communication.