President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed concern over the rising number of fatal road traffic accidents, which have claimed 24 lives across the country in the past five days.
In a statement issued on Thursday, 28 May, Mnangagwa said the latest spate of accidents calls for drastic measures and lasting solutions to address irresponsible behaviour and unroadworthy vehicles on the country’s roads.
“In a space of five days, our Nation has witnessed three major road traffic accidents in which 24 innocent lives have perished,” the President 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 (Wednesday).
“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.”
Mnangagwa said he had instructed the Government to speed up the re-establishment of road maintenance units across the country and to provide adequate resources for effective remedial work on weather-damaged highways and roads.
“As I condole with, and extend Government assistance to the bereaved and affected families, I wish all those injured in the three accidents speedy recovery,” he said.
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