Schools get the message of road safety facts

CHILDREN got stark details on road deaths yesterday at the launch of a road safety strategy.

Schools get the message of road safety facts
Thu, 18 Dec, 2008 - 00:00

The Kerry school children were told that 143 people have been killed on the county’s roads in the last decade, and that 19 people have died so far this year — five more than last year.

The grim facts were spelt out as Kerry County Council launched its Road Safety Strategy 2008-2012, in Tralee.

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