Luanda – At least 13,360 road accidents were recorded in Angola in the year 2022, resulting in 2,999 deaths and 15,693 injured, representing an increase of 1,134 road accidents involving people aged between 18 and 47.
The information is part of the statement from the meeting of the National Council for Road and Traffic Planning (CNVOT) held Monday in Luanda, under the guidance of the Vice President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa, which analysed the draft National Strategy for Road Prevention and Safety 2023-2027, amongst other issues.
Luanda Province, with 3,356 accidents, 952 deaths and 3,302 injured, led the number of accidents, followed by Huíla (1,240 accidents, 185 deaths and 1,331 injured), Benguela (1,098 accidents, 287 deaths and 1,341 injured), Huambo (1,037 accidents, 241 deaths and 1,208 injured) and Lunda Norte (694 accidents, 166 deaths and 856 injured).
The prevalence rate by administrative unit puts Luanda at the top with 25% of accidents, 32% of deaths and 21% of injuries, followed by the provinces of Huíla (9% of accidents, 6% of deaths and 8% of injuries), Benguela (9% of accidents, 10% of deaths and 9% of injuries), Huambo (8% of accidents, 8% of deaths and 8% of injuries).
Cuando Cubango Province with (2% of accidents, 1% of dead and 2% of injured) and Namibe province (2% of accidents, 2% of dead and 2% of injured)are the provinces that come at the bottom of the list with casualties.
The CNVOT analysed the balance report of the National Strategy for Road Safety and Prevention (ENPSR 2019 -2022), approved by Presidential Decree No. 169/19 of 21 May, in line with the recommendations of the United Nations and Southern African Development Community (SADC), constituting unequivocal proof of the government’s commitment to reducing road accidents casualties.
The National Council for Road and Traffic Planning was informed about the Project to Revise the Highway Code, approved by Decree-Law no. S/08 of 29 September.
The main aims of the project is to improve vehicle and pedestrian traffic mobility, establish legal rules applicable to traffic on public roads, in line with the Southern Africa Development Protocol to reduce mortality rates resulting from road accidents, and to harmonise the Angolan National Transit System with the SADC Tripartite Transport and Transit Facilitation Programme (TTTFP).
Created under Presidential Decree, the National Council for Road and Traffic Planning is the consultation body of the Executive Power in matters relating to road and traffic planning at national level.
The National Council for Traffic and Traffic Planning is responsible, among others, for promoting road traffic safety and proposing the approval of laws and other measures aimed at solving road traffic problems.
