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A TOTAL of 92 people have so far been killed and 333 others injured in 1 285 road traffic accidents recorded during this year’s festive season for the period between December 15 and December 26, which covers Unity Day, Christmas and Boxing days.
In a statement giving the festive season accident statistics, police said 69 fatal accidents were recorded and all the major ones involved private cars. No bus or other public service vehicles were involved in the major accidents.
Police said most of the road traffic accidents occurred on highways, attributing them to speeding, overtaking errors, inattention, misjudgment, following too close and recklessness on the part of drivers, which caused deaths and injuries to drivers, passengers and pedestrians.
National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “On Unity Day, December 22, a total of 107 road traffic accidents were recorded countrywide and three of the accidents were fatal in which three people died, while 27 were injured. In 2022, 144 road traffic accidents were recorded, with seven being fatal, killing 10 people, while 26 others were injured.
“On Christmas Day, a total of 119 road traffic accidents were recorded countrywide, with 10 being fatal, killing 13 people and injuring 89, compared to 187 road traffic accidents recorded during the same period in 2021 with 10 fatal, which killed 13 people and injured 35 others.”
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