Zambia on track to pass 3,000 road deaths in 2026
On current trends, Zambia will record more than 3,000 road deaths in 2026, the highest since at least 2012. Deaths need to rise just 7% in the final quarter to pass that mark.
Policy and Advocacy
Road deaths are rising because crashes are rising, and enforcement has not kept up
ZRST analysis of police data from January 2025 to September 2026 finds road deaths up 21%, driven by more crashes rather than deadlier ones, while enforcement has stalled.
Head-on crash near Zimba: what this tragedy tells us about Zambia’s busiest southern highway
Two US citizens died and several Zambians were injured in a head-on crash on the T1 near Zimba. ZRST sets out why overtaking crashes keep happening on this corridor and what would prevent them.
Zambia’s Road Deaths Demand More Than Warnings and Fines
Safer school routes, accountable road budgets, properly managed fleets and reliable emergency care can turn road safety promises into practical protection. A new Safe System report offers lessons, but Zambia must apply them through its own institutions and everyday realities. Between April and June 2026, Zambia recorded 11,074 road crashes, including 602 fatal crashes that … 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
The Proposed Lifting of the Night Travel Ban on Public Service Vehicles in Zambia
Press Release Lusaka, Zambia | 26 March 2026 | For Immediate Release ZRST welcomes the government’s 24-hour economy vision — but issues a serious warning: lifting the night travel ban on Public Service Vehicles without binding safety preconditions will cost Zambian lives. 2,199 People killed on Zambia’s roads in 2024 — the true figure may … Read more
The Kafue–Chirundu Corridor: A Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore
THEFORGOTTENCORRIDOR Kafue, Chirundu Corridor Road Safety Brief, Zambia Road Safety Trust Road safety evidence, corridor risk analysis and practical safety advocacy Corridor safety brief Kafue, Chirundu Corridor, Road Safety Risk Brief The Kafue, Chirundu corridor is a short but high consequence section of Zambia’s trunk road network. ZRST is calling for a focused safety response … Read more
