Luanda - The Vice-President of Angola, Bornito de Sousa, Sunday appealed to Angolans to adopt a prudent and responsible car driving to avoid loss of human lives.
In the message sent during the World Day in Remembrance to Road Traffic Victims, that reached ANGOP, Bornito de Sousa pays tribute to all those who, tragically, lost their lives on the roads or saw their lives, their families, companies and communities, deprived of their full contribution.
The coordinator of the National Council for Traffic Management also expressed his solidarity with those who, due to a tragic and sudden event, saw their lives temporarily or forever transformed, being forced to live with the marks, in memory or on their own bodies.
"Compassion for those who, because of a disaster on our roads, have seen a relative or a friend disappeared forever," the message reads.
The Vice President believes that it is possible to do a little more and better to avoid road deaths, "and we must do so, perfectly aware of the countless limitations and challenges they face every day, both the agents and officials deployed in the field, to help regulate and make traffic flow, and the political and administrative entities” reads the message.
Bornito de Sousa calls for unity in order to reinforce the important social, economic, and strategic function of roads, making them spaces of civic spirit and cordiality.
Official data indicate that road accidents are the second cause of death in Angola following Malaria, having the country in the last 10 months (from January to October) registered 8,106 accidents (776 less than the previous year), with 1,600 deaths (less 336) and 9,360 injured (less 308).
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims evokes two universal values essential to humanity: solidarity and compassion.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1 million people lose their lives every year worldwide and points out road accidents as the main cause of death and physical and psychological disability among adolescents and young people from 10 to 25 years of age.
