Trucks were involved in less than 6% of road accidents in Namibia during 2021.According to the Namibian Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) fund, 173 of the 3 022 accidents recorded involved trucks.The 3 022 accidents in 2021 was a 7% increase over the 2 815 recorded in 2020.The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks Namibia as having the world’s 40th-highest number of road deaths per 100 000 people, at 29.72. The list is headed by neighbouring Zimbabwe on 61.9.South Africa is ranked 68th on 22.44 deaths per 100 000 people. In Namibia, the majority of vehicles involved in crashes were sedans and pick-ups (2 067 and 1 217 respectively). Car crashes over the 12 months of 2021 claimed the lives of 532 people – a 14% increase in road deaths compared to the 466 lives lost in 2020 road accidents.Pedestrians accounted for the highest share of fatalities, at 167 deaths out of 881 car accidents involving pedestrians. In 2021 there were 862 collisions and 725 roll-overs. Excessive speed is a factor in a large percentage of vehicle accidents on Namibian roads.
