Write a commentWinning the Newry heat of the NI Primary School Road Safety Quiz for the second year in a row were pupils from St Patrick's Primary School, Hilltown.
They were followed closely by Cloughogue Primary School, Newry and St. Colman's Primary School, Annaclone came third.
28 teams took part in the Newry heat of the Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety Quiz held at the Canal Court Hotel on Thursday last.
The top two schools will now compete against 20 other teams who qualify from the other 10 regional heats in the final which will take place at the NI Fire & Rescue Training Centre, Belfast on Monday 26th February.
The annual event, which is for team of 4 x P7 pupils, is organised Road Safe NI to promote awareness with primary school children, who are a vulnerable road user group. The table quiz covers road safety, road signs and general knowledge.
All children signed the Department of Infrastructure Share the Road to Zero pledge and took home a certificate. Following all heats, the questions will be made available to all NI Primary schools to conduct the quiz in their classrooms.
Tony McKeown from event sponsors, CRASH Services said, “We are delighted to be able to support the NI Primary School Quiz. We are involved in accident management and breakdown recovery services, so we have a close connection with road users and we are pleased to get involved with road safety projects like this.
