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Those in the 18-30 age group form major chunk of road accident victims, says transport official

Deputy Commissioner for Transport and Senior Regional Transport Officer Bheemangouda Patil has said that youth in the 18 to 30 age group form a considerable number among road accident victims in the country.

He was speaking at a Road Safety Awareness Programme organised as part of National Road Safety Month-2024 jointly by the Dharwad District Administration, the Department of Transport and Department of Police in collaboration with the NSS Cell of Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) in Hubballi on Tuesday.

Emphasising the role of youth in creating awareness on road safety, he pointed out that youth too should be cautious while riding motorcycles or driving four-wheelers as it was mainly youth who lost their lives in road accident.

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