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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 14 and under.
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Each year, over 2,400 children ages 0 to 15 years die in vehicle-related deaths.
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Fifty percent of children ages 14 and under killed in motor vehicle crashes were not safely restrained.
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The majority of the children killed by airbags in motor vehicle crashes were unrestrained or improperly restrained.