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Zambia Police raises over K14 million in Quarter Two

• The figures show an increase in admission of guilt fines by K 4,854,140.00.
• 40,270 road traffic offences were recorded.
• Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of RTAs with 4,638.

Zambia Police says K 14,337,664 was raised in Admission of Guilt fines during 2021 second quarter compared to K9, 483,542 in 2020.

In a statement issued to Money FM News, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said the figures show an increase in admission of guilt fines by K 4,854,140.

Mr. Mwale, however, said during the second quarter of this year 2021, 40,270 road traffic offences were recorded compared to 27,967 road traffic offences in 2020 indicating an increase in road traffic offences by 12, 303.

“Most of the accidents recorded were attributed to human error such as excessive speed, failing to keep nearing side, Misjudging clearance distance, cutting in and Reversing negligently,” he explained.

Further, Mr. Mwale revealed that during the second quarter of 2021, a total number of 8,407 Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) were recorded out of which 455 were fatal in which 532 persons were killed, 784 were serious RTAs in which 1,365 persons were seriously injured, 1,642 were slight injury RTAs in which 2,474 persons were slightly injured. 5,526 were recorded as Damages only RTAs.

He stated that Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of RTAs with 4,638 followed by Copperbelt with 1,286 whilst Northern Province recorded the least with 147 RTAs.

“In comparison with last year’s (2020) second quarter statistics where 6,143 RTAs were recorded, 8,407 RTAs were recorded in the second quarter of 2021” indicating an increase by 2,264 RTAs.

According to Mr. Mwale, in the second quarter of 2020, 275 fatal RTAs were recorded in which 332 persons were killed as compared to 455 fatal RTAs where 532 persons were killed in the second quarter of 2021 with an increase in fatal RTAs by 180 and an increase in persons killed by 200.

The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer noted that an increase in both serious road traffic accidents and persons injured by 219 and 349 persons seriously injured was recorded from 565 serious RTAs in the second quarter of 2020 in which 1,016 persons were seriously injured as compared to 784 serious RTAs where 1,365 persons were seriously injured in the second quarter of 2021.

He said, “1,284 were recorded as slight injury RTAs in the second quarter of 2020 in which 1,770 persons were slightly injured as compared to 1,642 slight road traffic accidents where 2,474 persons were slightly injured in the second quarter of 2021, Showing an increase in slight Injury RTAs by 358 and 704 persons slightly injured respectively.”

“On damage only RTAs, 5,526 were recorded in this year’s (2021) second quarter as compared to 4,019 recorded in 2020 same period.”

Mr. Mwale said the record shows an increase by 1,507 in Damages only RTAs.

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