Thirty-one people have died in different road traffic accidents from January to March this year in Eastern Province.
And the province has recorded 469 road traffic accidents from January to June this year.
Division Traffic Officer, Muyenge Wapa says most of these accidents are due to faults by drivers.He was speaking during an epidemic preparedness meeting being held in Chipata.
Mr. Wapa said that he could not give details for deaths recorded in the period April to June because it had not yet been fully compiled.