The Zambia Police Service recorded a total of 213 road traffic accidents during the Farmers’ long weekend leaving 25 people dead.
Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo in a statement availed to Money FM News says 15 were serious injury accidents in which 24 people were seriously injured while 45 were classified as slight injury accidents in which 54 persons sustained minor injuries.
Ms Katongo says 131 were Damage only accidents.
Comparing to 2017 during the same period, 190 road traffic accidents were recorded out of which seven were fatal road traffic accidents in which 13 people were killed, 12 were serious road traffic accidents in which 58 people were seriously injured indicating an increase by 3 serious road traffic accidents and a decrease in casualties by 34.
The Police Spokesperson says a total number of casualties reduced this year as 103 casualties were recorded compared to 127 casualties last year during the same period.
She has disclosed that Lusaka had 97 accidents in which six people died, Central Province had 33 road traffic accidents with eight deaths, Copperbelt had 27 with two deaths, Eastern Province had 17 road traffic accidents with four deaths , Southern Province had 13 road traffic accidents with two deaths, North Western Province had 11 road traffic accidents with one death, Muchinga Province had seven accidents with one death while Western and Northern Provinces had one accident each with no death recorded.