From The Citizen Daily, Dar es Salaam
By staff writer
In Summary
But this madness can be stopped. Human factors such as carelessness, and lack of safeguards that have led to the dire situations are matters that are within our control as a people.
It is with profound sadness that the nation received news that 13 people travelling in a minibus got killed when their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck. Gruesome deaths such as these add to a narrative that is becoming common on our roads. In recent years, road accidents have contributed significantly to the country’s overall mortality, competing with well-known killers such as Aids, malaria and tuberculosis.
With the challenges that have been facing the transport sector in the past few years, it is no wonder that recent surveys have suggested that the country is currently losing lives through road carnage at a rate higher than that of population growth.
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