Online Reporter
Harmony Agere
PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA has warned against irresponsible driving and the use of unroadworthy vehicles following a series of fatal road traffic accidents recorded across the country in recent days.
In a statement on Thursday, President Mnangagwa said the nation had witnessed three major road accidents within five days, resulting in the loss of 24 lives.
“In a space of five days, our nation has witnessed three major road traffic accidents in which 24 innocent lives have perished,” he said.
“The latest in this bloody trail is a head-on collision involving a bus and a haulage truck along the Gokwe-Kwekwe road, which claimed ten more people only yesterday.
“This grave turn of mishaps on our roads must exercise our collective conscience and spur Government departments and agencies involved in ensuring road safety to act with urgency and greater coordination so the carnage is stopped.”
President Mnangagwa said the latest spate of accidents calls for drastic measures and lasting solutions targeting irresponsible behaviour and unroadworthy vehicles on our roads.
“I am also directing Government to speed up the re-establishment of road maintenance units across the country and to avail adequate resources for impactful remedial work on our weather-damaged highways and roads,” he said.
“As I condole with, and extend Government assistance to the bereaved and affected families, I wish all those injured in the three accidents a speedy recovery.”
