ZP recorded 30,652 road traffic accidents in 2018

30,652 Road traffic accidents were recorded in the year 2018 compared to 30,163 recorded in 2017 showing an increase by 489 road traffic accidents.

Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says 1,636 were fatal road traffic accidents in which 1,817 persons died compared to 1,436 fatal road traffic accidents in 2017 in 1,989 persons were killed, showing an increase in fatal traffic accidents by 200 and a decrease in persons killed by 172.

Ms Katongo says a total number of 15,822 casualties were recorded in 2018 compared 15,951 in 2017 showing a reduction by 129.

She adds that 3,392 were serious road traffic accidents in which 5,266 persons were seriously injured compared to 2017 where 3,017 serious road traffic accidents were recorded with 5,500 people seriously injured showing an increase in serious road traffic accidents by 375 and a decrease in persons seriously injured by 234.

Ms Katongo further states that a total number of 1,481 children under the age of 16 were involved in road traffic accidents in 2018 among them were 858 males and 623 females of which 181 were killed compared 1,431 children involved in road traffic accidents in 2017 where 203 were killed showing a decrease by 22.

She says Lusaka Division recorded the highest number of road accident accidents with 16,176, followed by Copperbelt with 4,836 and Central Province with 2,223.