Ethiopia’s traffic accidents ‘as deadly as epidemics’
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has lamented the high number of traffic accident fatalities in the country, saying they claim more lives than some epidemics.
The PM said more needed to be done to stop such deaths while answering questions in parliament in a session broadcast live by state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation TV.
Mr Hailemariam said traffic accidents in the country “claim close to 5,000 lives every year”.
Some epidemics do not claim such a big number of lives like this scourge
We should carry out a strong campaign not less than that of Aids and HIV… [because this scourge] is a killer.”
He called for the introduction of a new traffic management system and changes to how driving licences were issued.
