When Drivers' Attitude Trigger Fatal Accidents

The upsurge in fatal road accidents countrywide worries the police as lives continue to be lost daily due to the scourge. Most of the accidents occur as a result of driver’s bad attitudes, as demonstrated by the statistics made available by the Botswana Police Service (BPS).

In 2016, 450 deaths were recorded and from the figure, 268 or 59.5% were young people. This pattern is similar to 2017, as 444 people died on the roads with 247 (or 55.6%) being the youth.