Traffic Accidents Involving Minors and Measures to Enhance Their Road Safety Awareness

Mr Saktiandi Supaat asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the last five years, what is the number of traffic accidents involving (i) children aged six and below, (ii) children between seven and 12 years old and (iii) young people between 13 and 17 years old; and (b) whether and how road safety awareness can be further enhanced for minors, both inside and outside of school premises.

The number of traffic accidents involving young victims in each of the last five years is shown in the Table below.

The Traffic Police, Land Transport Authority and Singapore Road Safety Council have implemented various initiatives to strengthen road safety awareness among children. These were shared in our reply to a question filed by the Member for the Sitting on 30 November 2022. [Please refer to "Traffic Accidents Involving Children Aged 18 and Below", Official Report, 30 November 2022, Vol 95, Issue 78, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]