Child rights and health experts have sought the state and union governments to bring in comprehensive and stringent road safety law to protect millions of lives that are lost in accidents.
In a press meet organised by the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) in association with the Institute of Public Health (IPH), a health NGO and Red Cross Society, experts said 20 children are killed in road accidents every day in India.
Kripa Amar Alva, head of KSCPCR, said Karnataka was the fourth state to have maximum number of road deaths in the country.
“To save the lives of children and the productive youth of our nation we must act now. We urge the government of India to pass and implement a comprehensive and stringent road safety law to protect millions of young lives,” she added.
Published 18 May 2016, 20:09 IST