{"id":7139,"date":"2014-12-22T12:06:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T12:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/12\/22\/a-fathers-message\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T14:14:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T14:14:58","slug":"a-fathers-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/22\/a-fathers-message\/","title":{"rendered":"A Father’s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Father of a Teen Killed in Crash Tours Schools to Talk About Road Safety<\/h3>\n

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\nEccleshill teenager Saliq Malik, aged 15, was tragically killed after travelling in a Volkswagen Golf in which he was a passenger and hitting a parked car, lamppost and then a wall in Barkerend.<\/p>\n


\nAfter suffering serious head injuries and passing away in hospital, his father, Amjad Malik aged 38, resolved to travel to schools in the Bradford District to spread the message of road dangers and the impact these fatal accidents had on victim\u2019s families.<\/p>\n


\nWith the help of Bradford Council representatives Malik has formed a project called \u2018Think Speed, Think Saliq\u2019. Mr Malik said, \u201cWe want people to be aware of what could happen. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt’s straightforward, I would ask teenagers what they get out of going around joyriding. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe need to get a clear message out to kids and their families and friends. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cI don’t think reckless driving is just a problem in Bradford, it’s a problem across the UK. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cI’m sure many of the kids I speak to have never had a parent of a victim talk to them before. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cI don’t want other parents going through this. The last three months have been hard for us. He is still a part of the family even though he is not around. We go to visit his grave every day. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThere is a lot of pain for the parents and family here. Saliq was jolly and always liked having a laugh and a joke. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cHe was only 15 and had plenty of days ahead of him.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nSaliq was studying for his GCSEs at Hanson Academy at the time of the accident, a 17 year old boy has been held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been bailed until March 2015.<\/p>\n


\nThe devoted father organised an event to highlight the risks of reckless driving in remembrance of Saliq in City Park, where over 200 people attended. Held at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates\u2019 Court, the night was attended by Saliq’s friends and family, Bradford Liberal Democrat East MP David Ward and Bradford Council Labour deputy leader Councillor Imran Hussain.<\/p>\n


\nThe event feature rappers, music and traditional road safety messages, an Imam also spoke about issues of safety and responsibility. West Yorkshire Police were also present. <\/p>\n


\nMr Malik added, \u201cIt was the first event of its kind and I hope I can organise similar events during the school summer holidays next year.

\n\u201cThis event was to raise awareness of the consequences of reckless driving.\u201d \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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