Students told of trauma of road crashes

THE horror of road traffic accidents was graphically brought home to more than 1,500 second-level students in Tralee, yesterday.

Many were brought to tears on hearing first-hand accounts from victims and family members of the devastation caused by car crashes. Some of the real life images to drive the safety message home included a human brain coming out of an injured skull, a barely recognisable thigh bone and a girl’s face ruined after an accident.

Kerry County Council road safety education officer Maria O’Regan said they were delighted with the huge turnout of pupils from about 20 schools around the county.