The Traffic Police Commanding Officer Chief Supt. Celestin Twahirwa has cautioned motorists to be more alert while using the roads especially during the festive season as the level of accidents tends to rise due to careless driving, over speeding, drunk driving and lack of concentration among others.
CSP Twahirwa also called upon all road users to be cautious, “We urge all road users to be very careful during Christmas and New Year festivities and ensure that lives are not lost in accidents.”
Over the past two weeks a total of 48 road accidents occurred from different parts of the country.
Through these accidents, 17 people lost lives while 67 sustained both major and minor injuries. It has been established that the main causes of the accidents was over speeding and careless driving.
According to the police statement, though the number of accidents looks to be relatively high, accidents registered over the past 14 days were fewer as compared to previous fortnights.
This means that road accidents dropped in the past two weeks compared to the previous weeks.
Twahirwa observed that Rwanda National Police objective to create an accident free environment can only be attained with contribution from every road user.
Traffic Police has prepared to ensure road safety during the festive season. “We will deploy traffic police officers on different high ways country wide to help handle all these expected road risks”, Twahirwa said.
Rwanda National Police calls upon people living in Rwanda to celebrate Christmas and New Year festivities in a manner that would not put them in any danger.
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