The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | A total of 239 schoolchildren have been killed in road accidents in the past nine months, Ugandan police said, warning motorists to be more careful as the third term began on Monday.
The children, aged between five and 18, were killed while being dropped off or picked up from school in the past two terms, Michael Kananura, public relations officer for the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, told reporters in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Monday.
He urged parents, teachers, and motorists to take responsibility and ensure the safety of pupils and students as the three-month new term opened.
“Road safety remains not only an individual responsibility but also a collective responsibility. We all have roles to play to ensure that our school-going children are safe on the roads,” said Kananura. “It is advisable that when young children are being taken to school using motorcycles, parents should always escort them, and it’s also important that you get these children wearing helmets.”
Uganda registers about 20,000 road accidents nationwide each year, resulting in more than 2,000 deaths, according to police data. ■
On a cool morning one takes a ride
Some powerful Ugandan knocks the cycle, the victim falls off
A possible plot evolves
The accounts of events are planned to conflict
The victim despite severe injury is handled in a casual manner
Motor vehicles decline to assist
The responsible unit is not very much aware and at a later point blames the affected family
It is believed that this is normal
Officer, Afande if this is a dream
I consider it a bad dream
As the victim rests in the wooden box, now a statistic of the Right ad Trafficking c Accidents in the country
Thank you for touching do many people’s hearts
Rest in Peace
Correction:
A statistic of Road traffic Accidents in Uganda
Much as the death and numbers are common knowledge
The level of deception has rubbed some the wrong way
Cry the beloved country