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Mozambique: Creation of fund to support road accident victims, prevent accidents
10:20 CAT | 27 Jan 2022
Alxandre Nhampossa was reacting to the accident that killed 28 people on Saturday in Zambezia province, central Mozambique, which involved a goods vehicle and a light vehicle on National Highway 1 (EN1). ]Image: Gilberto Mendes Oficial]
The Association for Victims of Road Accidents (AMVIRO) on Monday called for the “urgent” creation of an accident mitigation fund to prevent accidents and support victims in the country.
“It is very urgent that the country has a national fund to mitigate accidents,” Alexandre Nhampossa, president of AMVIRO told Lusa, noting that the fund would serve for “prevention and immediate intervention” in cases of road accidents.
He was reacting to the accident that killed 28 people on Saturday in Zambezia province, central Mozambique, which involved a goods vehicle and a light vehicle on National Highway 1 (EN1).
For AMVIRO, the instrument, based on multiple sources of funding, would also contribute to “strengthening legislation and police equipment,” to ensure that accidents occur “less frequently”.
The EN1 had already been the scene of the most serious road accident ever recorded in Mozambique, with 32 deaths, which occurred in Manhiça district in Maputo on 3 July, 2021, involving two trucks and a bus.
Later, in November, 17 people died in the same district along the EN1, in an accident that also involved collective passenger transport.
The Federation of Road Transport Associations (FEMATRO) advocates the application of “severe punishments” for drivers as a measure to reduce the number and severity of accidents.
The penalties would include “the permanent withdrawal of licenses and detention, without bail,” measures that would be applied based on “the level of accidents,” said Castigo Nhamane, president of FEMATRO, speaking to Lusa.
The authorities have pointed to speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol as the main causes of accidents.
Fematro also advocates awareness campaigns and improving road conditions to “minimise the phenomenon,” considering that these also contribute to the poor condition of vehicles, which is pointed to as one of the causes of accidents in Mozambique.
The rates of road accidents in Mozambique are classified as dramatic by several organisations.
On average, at least a thousand people die annually on the roads, according to data provided to Lusa by AMVIRO.
Source: Lusa
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