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532 DIE IN ROAD CRASHES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2021

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By Brightwell Chabusha A total of 532 people were killed in 8,407 road traffic accidents which were recorded during the second quarter of 2021 countrywide. According to a statement issued by deputy police spokesperson Danny Mwale 455 accidents out of the 8, 407 were fatal and 784 were serious. “During the second quarter of 2021, … Read more

Road Accident Statistics in Zambia for 2019

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At least 1,746 people died in road traffic accidents recorded in Zambia in 2019, the police said on Thursday. Figures released by the police further show that 5,012 other people sustained serious injuries in road traffic accidents. Rae Hamoonga, Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Zambia Police, said the country recorded a total of 30,648 … Read more

ZRST deeply saddened at traffic deaths of SDA youths

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Press statement The Zambia Road Safety Trust, the leading nation’s NGO for road safety is deeply saddened at the sudden death of Felix Mwangala and Nsabata Muzeya. The two gallant and health Lusaka Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church youth leaders died in a road accident last Sunday. According to reports received by ZRST, Felix, a … Read more

2 Lusaka SDA church youth leaders die in road accident0

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On a very Sad Note TWO Lusaka Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church youth leaders have died in a road accident on their way to attend a wedding ceremony. Four other SDA church youths survived the accident which happened in the morning yesterday but are currently admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of University Teaching Hospital … Read more

ZRST mourns life of young parliamentary cut short in RTA – RIP Hon Mwene

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Mangango area Member of Parliament, Honourable Bruce Naluwa Mwene was killed in Road Traffic Accident and was layed to rest on Friday, 31st August 2018. Hon Mwene, 44, was full of energy as a young community and national leader who left his teaching profession to be a politician. Losing a young Parliamentarian is not only … Read more

Bloody Easter leaves 26 dead and 59 seriously injured

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Press Release 4th April, 2018, Lusaka: The Zambia police yesterday announced that 26 people were killed during this past 4-day Easter holiday weekend compared to 17 people who were killed during the same period in 2017. The police also said 260 crashes were recorded compared to 212 crashes during the same period in 2017. And … Read more

Zambia's Road deaths drop in 2017, a very welcome development

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Lusaka, Tuesday, 16 January 2018: 1989 people died on Zambian roads in 2017, according to the latest Zambia Police statistics released today. That is a 10% drop in the number of road deaths recorded in 2016 and 217 less deaths compared to 2017. Daniel Mwamba, Chairperson of the ZRST, said: “While one death is one … Read more

1028 lives claimed in 6 months, sets a new low in Road Safety in Zambia

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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.

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