Abstract
According to World Health Organization (WHO), road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a global public health issue. Currently ranked ninth, RTAs are predicted to the fifth leading cause of death in 2030. Every year more than one million people die worldwide because of RTAs more than 2500 deaths every day. 90 % of the RTA related fatalities occur in low and middle income country." This study explores the causes of road accidents in Makran Coastal Highway. A large number of people are killed and injured on our roads. Road accidents are becoming public health issues, unreasonably affecting a large groups of people, especially bus users. Main causes which are found behind these road accidents are unskilled drivers, use of cell phone during driving, lack of interest of government, rash driving, use of drugs, and over-loading. If these causes are tackled in a good way then it is possible to minimize the road accidents and it can save thousands precious lives.
Siraj Bashir1. (2015) Causes of Road Accidents in Makran Coastal Highway Balochistan, Balochistan Review, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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