Start Awas soon to save lives on the roads

CHUKAI, 11 Dis -- Keadaan pemandu Ahmad Nasal Abdul Rahman, 52, selepas kenderaan pelbagai guna yang dipandunya terbabas di Kilometer 288.6 Lebuh Raya Pantai Timur 2, berhampiran susur keluar Plaza Tol Chukai, Kemaman, kira-kira 6 petang hari ini.Kemalangan itu mengakibatkan enam sekeluarga maut dan empat yang lain cedera.--fotoBERNAMA (2016) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

IT IS tragic to read about the rampant road accidents that have been occurring lately, and while I use the word “lately” here, these heart-wrenching accidents have been happening much too frequently this year.

Last Sunday, five children became orphans when the car they were in collided with a trailer, killing both their parents in Pendang, Kedah. Prior to that, a trip for a family ended sadly when the driver lost control of the MPV and hit the divider, causing it to ram into a pillar on the East Coast Expressway in Chukai, Terengganu (pic). Of the six deceased, three were children.