{"id":427130,"date":"2011-05-20T05:06:49","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T05:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2011-05-20T05:06:49","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T05:06:49","slug":"rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"RB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

19 May 2011<\/p>\n

\n

President Rupiah Banda has called on road traffic regulatory authorities and the Zambia police to end overloading on motor vehicles and the reckless conduct by drivers.<\/p>\n

The president has also called on the police to quickly conclude investigations to establish the cause of Sunday’s accident that claimed 13 lives in Ndola.<\/p>\n

President Banda said during the funeral of the 13 victims at Chifubu Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ) in Ndola yesterday, that he was displeased to learn that the bus at the time of the accident was overloaded with 45 passengers instead of its prescribed 26.<\/p>\n

He said the incident in Ndola had showed that the situation had reached a point where serious steps must be taken by road traffic regulatory authorities, the police and all road users to bring passenger overloading to an end.<\/p>\n

“I am aware that passengers frequently complain about overloaded buses and the careless and reckless behaviour of drivers, who often leave the vehicles to visit a tavern for a beer, leaving lives of passengers in the hands of their conductors,” he said.<\/p>\n

President Banda said such conduct had prevailed for too long and that the time had come to end the waywardness.<\/p>\n

“I want the police service to get to the root of this recent accident so that we get hold of the truth behind this tragedy,” he said.<\/p>\n

The president, who shed tears later when he laid wreaths on the 13 coffins, encouraged the bereaved families to keep hope in Jesus Christ and that only God could reveal to them why the accident happened.<\/p>\n

“I am heartbroken and I share your pain. In the face of death, there are no words to simplify your sense of loss,” he said.<\/p>\n

He said it was disturbing that a large number of people had died in a single road accident at the very time that he was in the province to flag-off the road works.<\/p>\n

I want to urge all road users to stop tolerating careless driving, overspeeding or indeed drunken driving anywhere in our beloved country.<\/p>\n

Let us all stand up and discourage overloading because our lives are at stake when there is overloading or carelessness,” he said.<\/p>\n

And RCZ Synod moderator Moses Mwale thanked President Banda and the Copperbelt administration for the support to the church and bereaved families during the entire period since the accident happened.<\/p>\n

Reverend Mwale said the accident was a tragedy and that those bereaved needed the support of the president as father of the nation.<\/p>\n

“We thank you for the food, coffins and other logistics that the provincial administration has given to us and we are grateful that you took time off your busy schedule to be with us,” he said.<\/p>\n

And multitudes of people gathered at Ndola’s Kawama Cemetery where they paid their last respects to the 13 RCZ Boys and Girls Brigade members.<\/p>\n

Copperbelt Minister Mwansa Mbulakulima, MMD Copperbelt vice-chairperson Frank Ng’ambi, UPND vice-president Richard Kapita and scores of members of the Boys and Girls Brigade and representatives from various Christian denominations attended the burial ceremony.<\/p>\n

The multitudes spent hours waiting in the scorching sun for the bodies which were carried in a convoy of Zambia Army vehicles to arrive and the crowd waited for an additional period while families, members of the Boys and Girls Brigade and the RCZ conducted the final religious ceremonies for the 13 youths.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, former Zambia’s high commissioner to Japan, Godfrey Simasiku has said road carnage in Zambia is largely caused by public service drivers due to their reckless driving on highways.<\/p>\n

Mr Simasiku, who is board chairperson for the Workers’ Compensation Board of Control said the level of irresponsibility by public service drivers accounted for the many avoidable accidents on highways because of over-speeding.<\/p>\n

The former High Commissioner who is also an honorary road traffic officer and former Chifubu Member of Paliament (MP) conveyed condolences to the bereaved families.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nMore News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n

AllAfrica – All the Time<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Read more here:
\nRB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

19 May 2011 President Rupiah Banda has called on road traffic regulatory authorities and the Zambia police to end overloading on motor vehicles and the reckless conduct by drivers. The president has also called on the police to quickly conclude investigations to establish the cause of Sunday’s accident that claimed 13 lives in Ndola. President Banda said during the funeral of the 13 victims at Chifubu Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ) in Ndola yesterday, that he was displeased to learn that the bus at the time of the accident was overloaded with 45 passengers instead of its prescribed 26. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-427130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nRB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"RB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"19 May 2011 President Rupiah Banda has called on road traffic regulatory authorities and the Zambia police to end overloading on motor vehicles and the reckless conduct by drivers. The president has also called on the police to quickly conclude investigations to establish the cause of Sunday's accident that claimed 13 lives in Ndola. President Banda said during the funeral of the 13 victims at Chifubu Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ) in Ndola yesterday, that he was displeased to learn that the bus at the time of the accident was overloaded with 45 passengers instead of its prescribed 26.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"RB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-05-20T05:06:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/\"},\"wordCount\":671,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/\",\"name\":\"RB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-05-20T05:06:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"RB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"RB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"19 May 2011 President Rupiah Banda has called on road traffic regulatory authorities and the Zambia police to end overloading on motor vehicles and the reckless conduct by drivers. The president has also called on the police to quickly conclude investigations to establish the cause of Sunday's accident that claimed 13 lives in Ndola. President Banda said during the funeral of the 13 victims at Chifubu Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ) in Ndola yesterday, that he was displeased to learn that the bus at the time of the accident was overloaded with 45 passengers instead of its prescribed 26.","twitter_image":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"RB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles","datePublished":"2011-05-20T05:06:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/"},"wordCount":671,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/","name":"RB Urges End to Overloading Vehicles - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg","datePublished":"2011-05-20T05:06:49+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/20\/rb-urges-end-to-overloading-vehicles\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}