The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has expressed worry over the increase in number of accidents on the country’s roads.
According to a press statement released by the Malawi Police Service and signed by its publicist James Kadadzera, it has been learnt with shock that many people are dying due to continued road accidents.
Police say one factor causing unnecessary road accidents is the use of goods or open vehicles such as pickups, lorries, and trucks to ferry passengers from one destination to another.
“This is common in ‘Matola’, sports trips, weddings and even funerals.
“You as passengers are reminded by police to use Passenger vehicles (minibuses or buses) in such occasions for your own safety.
“The Police are also reminding you, drivers, to protect the lives of your passengers by ferrying them in roadworthy passenger vehicles and not in goods vehicles,” reads part of the statement.
The law enforcers have since encouraged drivers to seek a special permit from the Road Traffic Directorate and not from the Police in a situation where a goods only vehicle is to be used to ferry people.
Meanwhile, road users have been urged to join hands with the law enforcers by abiding to all road traffic rules and regulations so that road accidents should be reduced in the country.
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Misewu kuipa ngati kulibe anthu. To avoid that please govonerment must do something, not only training the drivers but also roads must also well organise.
Apa chakula ndi chinyengo
Misewu mdziko lathu lino siili bwino ai. Go and see Salima – nkhotakota road, its in bad shape.mwinanso mukudziwa through office yanu ya pa nkhotakota mmene ngozi zikuchitikila, And Salima – nkhotakota road ndi msewu umene umakhala busy makamaka magalimoto akuluakulu kupita Ku Dwangwa but nobody and I repeat nobody cares and the blame should not sorely go to inexperienced drivers nor the matola people no,but also to those in authority by neglecting some of our road
Mmmmmm Bus ya Neba ija yagwaso tawonaniii
because people are by driving licences from corrupt officials and yet they can’t drive, # fix our roads # unroadworth vehicles, corrupt traffic officers?
misewu ayilongosole jamani vuto lagona pamene ayi ma road sighn akuluakulu ngati kwina kuno achita ngati samayenda maiko ena ndikuwona momwe anzawo amakonzera misewu
How can accidents can be reduced in this poor roads conditions
Brainwashed and superstitious people always think interms of spirits etc.. zoti ma galimoto akupanga overload, overspeed, no service, tired drivers…ayi ndithu,,,koma basi za mizimu chani chani uko zosiyana ndi zomwe azungu eni ake anapanga ma galimoto would recommend
Kodi iwe Muyila ukukana za mizimu? Ndiwe waku Malawi iwe? Kkkkkk
I think it should be a last resort… after exhausting all the other explanations… not the first one..kkk