A powerful drama aimed at raising awareness of road safety among teenagers will be staged across Herefordshire schools.
Herefordshire Council's road safety unit and the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia have teamed up with Liverpool-based Tiny Giants Theatre Company to bring "Perfect" to the county's high schools.
The 50-minute production, performed by professional actors, is aimed at year 8 and 9 pupils and will be staged at nine different schools between November 3 and 7.
The play is a tragic comedy that follows the tale of Anne, a 13-year-old girl who is severely injured in a car crash and had to have over 300 stitches to her face and head. Her injuries would have not been so serious if only she had been wearing her seatbelt.
It also covers issues around peer pressure, driver distraction and teenagers drinking especially on the streets.
Councillor Brian Wilcox, Herefordshire Council's cabinet member for highways and transportation said: "Last year we had 163 passengers injured as a result of road traffic collisions of which 35 were children. We do not know how many of these casualties were not wearing seatbelts, what we do know is that seatbelts save lives and reduce injuries."
Ann Mann, road safety officer for Herefordshire Council said: "Without doubt drama is a very powerful educational tool. This drama looks at the effect a road traffic collision can have on people's lives, not just the families involved but also the friends of the victim.
"We have used theatre in education before and it works very well with this age group, getting the very important road safety messages home in a way that makes the pupils think," she added.