“Accident”: When Chance Collides With the Road

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Around 1.19 million people die in road traffic accidents every year worldwide. Each November 16, as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – established by the UN in 2005 – the world pauses to acknowledge that a seemingly ordinary word hides devastating human realities. The term “accident”, often used as a synonym ...