A total of 540 persons died, while 3, 383 others were
injured in 950 road traffic crashes across the country in January, Federal Road
Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported.
A total of 7, 827 persons were involved in those accidents.
The agency in its monthly Road Traffic Crash (RTC) Report
signed by the Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, and made available to the
newsmen in Abuja, on Frida, said the figures indicated a decrease of 21 per
cent in fatality.
He said t also showed 14 per cent decrease in crash cases
and 14 per cent decrease in the number of people injured in the month under
review as compared to December 2018.
“A comparative analysis of January crash statistics with
that of the corresponding month in 2018 revealed a general increase across all
parameters.”
According to the report, Lagos-Ibadan road recorded the
highest number of road crashes with 57 cases representing 11 per cent decrease
from Dec. 2018.
“Abuja-Lokoja and Kaduna-Abuja roads followed with 54 and 51
cases.
Analysis based on states revealed that Kaduna recorded the
highest number of crashes with 95 cases.
“The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) followed with 83 cases,
Ogun with 64 cases while Nasarawa and Oyo recorded 58 and 46 cases.”
On the other hand, he said, Kaduna recorded the highest
number of fatality cases with 53 deaths representing 48 per cent decrease as
compared to Dec. 2018.
“Bauchi and Ogun
followed in order of magnitude with 44 deaths each while Kano and Oyo had 35
and 29 cases.
Furthermore, the report indicated that speed violation
accounted for high causes of crashes with 502 cases representing 49.4 per cent
of the total causative factors
“Commercial vehicles constituted 65.5 per cent of the total
vehicles in crashes within the month under review.
“While private vehicles accounted for 32.7 per cent and
government vehicles accounted for 1.8 per cent.”
The agency appealed to the Federal Government and private
media houses to promote road use education with a view to stepping up road
awareness among road users.
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