Take Steps To Save Lives On Roads

In deficiency of collective and thoughtful interventions aimed at reducing road accidents, Nepal witnesses a considerable number of road crash deaths every year. It is saddening to mention here that the country has one of the highest road fatality rates in South Asia as a whole. Nearly 3,000 people lose their lives in road mishaps annually while thousands of others get maimed. This figure accounts only for those who die on the spot. Several from among those injured also pass away in the course of treatment. With an increase in investment in the expansion of road networks nationwide, there has been a significant rise in the number of vehicles over the years. This poses an additional challenge to the nation’s poor transport management system.