Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council Dr. Lucien Jones says a plan to increase the council’s capacity has been submitted to the government.
This in a bid to reduce road fatalities in the country.
Yesterday, at least 4 people including a 15 year old student were killed in crashes in Trelawny and St. Catherine.
The latest deaths push the number of people killed on the nation’s roads since the start of the year to 294.
Dr. Jones says serious action must be taken to curb road crashes and as such a plan to bolster the council has been submitted to the Office of the Prime Minister.
He says the capacity review calls for the government to formalise the National Road Safety Council as a committee of Cabinet.