Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:21:04 +0000 By KALOBWE BWALYA MAZHANDU Family Bus Services has with immediate effect been banned from operating following a number of road traffic accidents as a result of non-compliance to safety measures in the past few months. The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has immediately suspended the operating license of Mazhandu Family Bus Services pending investigations into the recent road traffic accidents in which 10 people died near Lwashimba between Kabwe and Kapiri Mposhi area. RTSA executive director Zindaba Soko said the Agency would not leave the deteriorating road safety records for Mazhandu unchecked and had decided to act in an effort to see change and avoid risking losing more people in road accidents. Mr Soko said investigations into the cause of the crashes involving the Mazhandu fleet of buses revealed that all accidents occurred after the drivers lost control due to excessive speed. Speaking at a media briefing in […]
