"tribuneonlineng" declare : 1.25m people killed in road accidents annually ―WHO

Road traffic fatality rates are nearly 3 times lower in Europe compared to Africa, WHO said. 'Managing Speed' was released in advance of the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week, from May 8 to 14. WHO, in a new report 'Managing Speed', also said that "excessive or inappropriate speed contributes to one in three road traffic fatalities worldwide". According to the global health body, measures to address speed prevents road traffic deaths and injuries, make populations healthier, and cities more sustainable. WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan said "speed is at the core of the global road traffic injury problem.


as informed in AMISOM said it convened a meeting in Mogadishu this week which discussed ways of reducing the number of civilian casualties in road accidents involving AMISOM convoys. MOGADISHU, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has called for strategies to reduce road traffic accidents involving its personnel in the Horn of Africa nation. The delegates also identified the common causes of road accidents and also proposed recommendations on how to tackle the problem. The unit is currently coming up with strategies of reducing traffic accidents as a means of mitigating the loss of civilian lives. The Civilian Casualty Tracking, Analysis and Response Cell (CCTARC) is a unit mandated to track and capture incidents and events involving civilian casualties in AMISOM areas of operation.


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Four killed, nine injured in road accidents – Daily Pakistan

KARACHI – At least four people were killed while nine others were left injured in separate traffic accidents in Karachi late Friday, according to rescue members. The first incident occurred in Liaquatabad when a van collided with an auto rickshaw leaving nine people, including women, injured. Another two people were killed in road mishap taking the overall toll to four. The bodies were shifted to hospital for further formalities. In another incident, a car rammed into a motorcycle near Sabzi Mandi on Main Super Highway.




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