HARARE – Road traffic accidents in Zimbabwe surged sharply in the second quarter of 2025, with new figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) showing a 19.8 percent increase compared to the first three months of the year.
ZimStat said 15,350 accidents were recorded between April and June, up from 12,817 in the first quarter. Of these, 492 were fatal, marking a 30.2 percent rise from the 378 deadly crashes reported earlier in the year.
The accidents claimed 624 lives and left 2,926 people injured, underlining what analysts describe as a deepening road safety crisis on Zimbabwe’s increasingly congested highways.
ZimStat also reported a 15.2 percent jump in new vehicle registrations, from 18,214 in the first quarter to 21,128 between April and June. The number of newly registered light motor vehicles rose 18.1 percent, from 13,631 to 16,095.
Statistics from early 2025 show that a road accident occurs roughly every 15 minutes in Zimbabwe, with about five people dying daily—most frequently on Fridays, Saturdays, and public holidays.
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