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Young crash victims warn Carlisle teens about dangers of reckless driving

Teenagers in Carlisle are getting an early taste of the dangers of reckless driving from the testimonies of car crash survivors.

Local 12- and 13-year-olds were invited to the North Cumbria Technology College (NCTC) to take part in the Smartrisk Roadshow, which highlights the risks of driving without first having passed your test or invested in young driver car insurance.

The show features first-hand accounts of the kind of car accident its organisers hope can be prevented in future.

Georgina Hurst told how she suffered a broken neck as the pass