As the world commemorates the Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims tomorrow, Newsplex found that the number of under 20s who die from road traffic injuries has increased over the last three years. “Children are vulnerable to road traffic injuries because they are at different physical and development stages from adults,” said Mr Kibogong. Overall, one in 40 deaths in Kenya is caused by road traffic injuries, based on the 2017 Economic Survey. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of disability in the world . In 2015, children under five in Kenya made 146,659 outpatient visits to health facilities due to road traffic injuries.

Source: Daily Nation November 17, 2017 18:33 UTC