CHAIRMAN of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Dr Lucien Jones has reiterated his call for an urgent, coordinated national response to improve safety on the nation’s roads.

Addressing a media briefing on Jamaica’s road safety performance at the midpoint of 2026 at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St Andrew on Tuesday, Jones pointed out that road fatalities rank as the country’s second-leading cause of violent deaths, particularly among persons aged 18 to 49,

He noted that this demographic represents the country’s most productive segment, making these losses a significant impediment to national development.