The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released the statistics of accidents that happened during the Easter Holiday over the weekend.
From 29 March to 1 April, there were a total of 286 road traffic accidents, two less than the crashes from Easter in 2023. However, there were more fatal accidents this year than last year, which is 26 against 19 in 2023.
From the 26 fatal accidents this year, 27 people d!3d as compared to 29 who perished last year. One hundred and fifty-nine people sustained injuries as compared to 145 in 2023.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) assessed all the accidents that happened during the Easter holiday and discovered that most were caused by bad and reckless driving.
Posting on X, the police noted:
“A comprehensive analysis by the police has revealed that most accidents recorded during the Easter Holiday are attributed to speeding, inattention, misjudgement, overtaking error, and failure to observe road rules and regulations by drivers.”
The ZRP added that there were no major fatal road accidents and most involved private motor vehicles and pedestrians. Two pedestrians were run over in Bulawayo and Harare respectively.
One serious fatal road accident occurred along the Harare-Chirundu road when 14 people sustained injuries after an Andile Bus ferrying 19 passengers veered off the road and overturned before landing on its roof.
In the early hours of Monday, 1 April 2024, a Passion Link Coaches bus carrying 72 church members along the Mutare-Masvingo road also swerved off the road and overturned before landing again on its roof. About 62 people were injured.
Source iHarare
