Every year, road crashes kill 12,000 Filipinos, Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) revealed Tuesday, November 22, during the agency’s first Road Safety Symposium.
Every year, road crashes kill 12,000 Filipinos, Department of Transportation’s revealed Tuesday, November 22, during the agency’s first Road Safety Symposium.
However, road-related injuries and deaths can be prevented, he underscored. “We have a shared responsibility to protect every Filipino on the road.”Road crashes are not only traumatizing, but also cause social cost and result to economic loss as there is productivity loss arising from the death, illnesses, and injuries of the victims, the DOTr Secretary maintained.
Meanwhile, Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Thunborg expressed her country’s support to the Philippines in promoting road safety. “Safety, efficiency, and reliability are the hallmarks of all types of public transportation, that is why we are here today showing our support for the Philippine government in promoting road safety,” according to Ambassador Thunborg.
As a tribute to the millions of victims of road crashes and recognition to emergency first responders and medical professionals, the DOTr organized the symposium as an offshoot of the National Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Survivors, and Their Families last Sunday.
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