While young people are making history at various higher institutions of learning and around the country‚ providing new hope‚ road crashes continue to rob the nation of young talent in the prime of their lives‚ the Road Traffic Management Corporation says.
It said that on Sunday morning the soccer fraternity had awakened to the sad news about the death of Cecil Lolo‚ a young talented player who was very influential in helping Ajax Cape Town lift the MTN cup.
It said he was believed to have lost his life during a road crash at Spine Road on the N2 near Khayelitsha‚ Cape Town.
“The Road Traffic Management Corporation would like to express heartfelt condolences to the Lolo family‚ friends‚ colleagues and the football fraternity‚” it added.
It noted that young people especially under the age of 25 were the main victims of road traffic related deaths‚ adding that more young people between the ages of 18 and 35 die from road crashes than from any natural cause.
“This then makes road deaths a serious threat to youth in their prime.”
Factors that put young people at high risk‚ it said‚ included driving at speeds too high for circumstances‚ driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs‚ driving long hours without any proper rest and overtaking when it not safe to do so.
“The recent report by World Health Organization on Road Safety for 2015 states three main factors that come together to put youth at more risk of road traffic crashes worldwide. They include age‚ inexperience and gender.”
Road accidents continue to rob country of young talent: RTMC
While young people are making history at various higher institutions of learning and around the country‚ providing new hope‚ road crashes continue to rob the nation of young talent in the prime of their lives‚ the Road Traffic Management Corporation says.
It said that on Sunday morning the soccer fraternity had awakened to the sad news about the death of Cecil Lolo‚ a young talented player who was very influential in helping Ajax Cape Town lift the MTN cup.
It said he was believed to have lost his life during a road crash at Spine Road on the N2 near Khayelitsha‚ Cape Town.
“The Road Traffic Management Corporation would like to express heartfelt condolences to the Lolo family‚ friends‚ colleagues and the football fraternity‚” it added.
It noted that young people especially under the age of 25 were the main victims of road traffic related deaths‚ adding that more young people between the ages of 18 and 35 die from road crashes than from any natural cause.
“This then makes road deaths a serious threat to youth in their prime.”
Factors that put young people at high risk‚ it said‚ included driving at speeds too high for circumstances‚ driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs‚ driving long hours without any proper rest and overtaking when it not safe to do so.
“The recent report by World Health Organization on Road Safety for 2015 states three main factors that come together to put youth at more risk of road traffic crashes worldwide. They include age‚ inexperience and gender.”
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