Road crashes kill 1,670 children yearly

By William B. Depasupil

Nov 21, 2022 12:16 am

ROAD crashes kill at least 1,670 Filipino children every year across the country, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.

Public Interest law group ImagineLaw, the United Nations Children's Fund and youth groups on Sunday said the number is very alarming, considering that the figure only refers to children and young people 0-19 years old.

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