WHEN eight year old Brave Johnson bade his parents farewell before leaving for school that morning, which was a only a few kilometers away from his home, little did his parents know that the end was near for their little Brave Boy: He was knocked down by a reckless driver. Twenty minutes later, Brave died in the hospital due to the internal injuries he sustained on the head. Brave died leaving his parents in deep agony and their hope of the brighter future they had looked up for him dashed.
This and many more are saddening stories of children, women and even bread winners of families who have lost their lives or sustained permanent disabilities due to the recklessness of drivers in observing road safety rules and regulations. This scourge of road accidents around the world including Nigeria is increasingly becoming a worrisome trend.
Latest statistics from the International Road Federation (IRF), Geneva programme Centre showed that no fewer than 2.4 million people die in road accidents across the world even as over $500 billion is lost yearly to road traffic accidents.
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