Press Release: ZRST deeply saddened by severe loss of life in bus horror crash which has claimed the lives of 5 people
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Daniel Mwamba left
Saturday, 26th December 2020: Lusaka. The Nation’s leading road safety NGO, the Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), is deeply saddened by the loss of five innocent lives this morning in the bus accident.
According to the Police, five people died in a road traffic accident
that happened in Kabwe this morning involving a Nakonde-bound Likili Motorways Bus which was coming from Lusaka. Another 13 people from the same bus sustained serious injuries while 42 sustained minor injuries.
In the meantime, the ZRST extends sincere condolences to the families who have lost loved ones today. We pray that they will find the strength to get through this extremely difficult time. We also extend our sympathies to those who have family members that were injured in the accident.
Daniel Mwamba
ZRST calls upon the Road Traffic and Safety Agency (RTSA) and the Police for a thorough investigation into the cause of this accident and a full evaluation is made of this stretch of road, which has already claimed far too many lives.
In order to reduce the high number of fatalities, RTSA and other
agencies like RDA need to ensure that our roads are properly maintained and that visible law enforcement takes place.
The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), a duly established NGO Certificate number: 101/0503/15 that seeks to create awareness on road safety issues in Zambia and contribute towards reduction in road traffic accidents, injury and loss of lives.
