The country recorded 20 deaths from 280 road traffic accidents recorded during the Farmers holiday from July 29 to August 2, 2022.
Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga stated that 17 accidents were fatal.
“During this year’s Farmer’s Holiday, 280 Road Traffic Accidents were recorded countrywide out of which 17 were fatal road traffic accidents where 20 persons died. Forty-Seven were serious injury accidents in which 73 persons were seriously injured while 54 were classified as slight injury accidents where 80 persons sustained minor injuries. One Hundred and Sixty-One were recorded as damage only road traffic accidents,” Mr Hamoonga stated.
He stated that Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of road traffic accidents with 129 seconded by Copperbelt with 53 while Mchinga and Northern recorded the least with three each.
“A total of 280 road traffic accidents were recorded during this year’s Farmer’s holiday as compared to 260 road traffic accidents recorded in 2021. The figures indicate an increase by 20 road traffic accidents reported.
In 2022, 17 fatal road traffic accidents were recorded in where 20 persons were killed as compared to 21 fatal road traffic accidents recorded 2021 were 28 persons were killed. The figures translate a decrease in both fatal road traffic accidents recorded by four and persons killed by eight,” Mr Hamoonga stated.
He stated that 47 serious road traffic accidents where recorded in which 73 persons were seriously injured as compared to 34 recorded as serious road traffic accidents in 2021 where 97 persons were seriously injured.
“The figures indicate an increase in serious road traffic accidents by 13 and a decrease by 24 in persons seriously injured.
Fifty-Four Slight road traffic accidents where recorded in 2022 where 80 persons were slightly injured as compared to 42 recorded in 2021 as slightly injured road traffic accidents where 61 persons were slightly injured. The figures indicate an increase in both slight road traffic accidents recorded and persons slightly injured by 12 and 19,” Mr Hamoonga stated.
He stated that One Hundred and Sixty-One damages only road traffic accidents have been recorded in 2022 as compared to 163 recorded in 2021.
Mr Hamoonga stated that a total amount of K 620,675.00 was raised as Admission of Guilty fines in 2021 as compared to K 505,910.00 raised in 2022.
He stated that the Admission of Guilty fines has decreased by K114, 765.00.