Lusaka, Zambia: 13th February, 2026 A coalition of road safety advocates and organisations Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), Safety for People on the Move, Road Safety Ambassadors, Passengers, Pedestrians and Cyclists Association, and Talk Road Safety Foundation has intensified engagement with the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) following the tragic death of Subila Mulenga, … Read more
13th February 2026 The Zambia Road Safety Trust has noted the Police High Command’s directive suspending roadblocks nationwide, leaving only six operational checkpoints in Chongwe, Kafue, Chisamba, Kafulafuta, Ndabala, and Mpika. As an organization working to reduce road deaths and injuries across Zambia, we have serious concerns about what this means for road safety. Here’s … Read more
Q1 2025 (Jan–Mar) Accidents: 8,809 Fatal accidents: 410 Total deaths: 498 Child deaths (under 16): 51 Q2 2025 (Apr–Jun) Accidents: 9,377 Fatal accidents: 522 Total deaths: 642 Child deaths (under 16): 63 Q3 2025 (Jul–Sep) Accidents: 10,126 Fatal accidents: 583 Total deaths: 753 Child deaths (under 16): 73 Q4 2025 (as stated: Sep 1–Dec 31) … Read more
PRESS RELEASE Lusaka, Zambia 10 January 2026 The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) has noted with deep concern the latest Zambia Police Service road traffic accident statistics for the fourth quarter of 2025 (1 September–31 December), which recorded 10,400 road traffic accidents countrywide, including 554 fatal crashes that claimed 667 lives. ZRST says the figures … Read more
PRESS STATEMENT January 10, 2026 – During the fourth quarter of 2025, covering the period from September 1 to December 31, the Zambia Police Service recorded a total of 10,400 road traffic accidents countrywide. Of these, 554 were fatal, resulting in 667 deaths. Serious accidents accounted for 856 cases, leaving 1,776 people seriously injured, while … 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
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
