Put away phones and help accident victims, police warn public
By Staff Reporter
Police have warned the public to consider assisting victims of road traffic accidents instead of taking out their mobile phones to film graphic images of crash scenes which they often to circulate on social media.
In a post on their X handle, police threatened to invoke the law against those caught violating the w.
“The ZRP urges Zimbabweans to prioritize rendering assistance to victims of road traffic accidents, such as promptly notifying emergency services and offering first aid where possible, rather than capturing photographs or videos of horrific accident scenes and sharing them on social media.
“The law will take its course on anyone who will be found taking photographs or videos of accident scenes.
“A case in point is a recent road traffic accident involving the Ronald Mujuru’s family in Masvingo,” police said.
