FRSC records 676 road crashes in October – Corps Marshal

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it has recorded a total of 676 road crashes in October.

The Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja.

According to Oyeyemi, the figure shows an increase of 11 per cent of road crashes compared to the previous month.

He said during the crashes in the month under review, 4,902 people were involved, 2,351 persons sustained injuries and 377 fatalities were recorded.

“Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the highest number of road traffic crashes with 67 cases involving 413 persons, out of which 127 sustained injuries, while 20 persons died.

“Meanwhile, Kaduna State, Nasarawa State, Niger, Ondo State and Bauchi State, followed with relatively high records of crashes with 47, 43, 42, 34 and 32 cases respectively,” he said.

Oyeyemi said states with high death toll in the month under review recorded 377 deaths, indicating an increase of 27 per cent in the number of deaths, in relation to the previous month.

He said Sokoto State recorded the highest number of deaths with 38 deaths, while States with relatively high death toll were Kogi, 24; Kaduna State 23; Oyo State 23; Yobe 22 and FCT 20.

On crash-prone routes, the corps marshal said that route analysis had revealed that KadunaAbuja road recorded the highest number of crashes with 42 cases, while Abuja-Lokoja route followed with 33 cases and Lagos-Ibadan with 27 cases.

The corps marshal said Speed Violation (SPV) was the biggest cause of crashes in the month under review, accounting for 403 cases, representing 51.8 per cent.

He said Dangerous Driving (DGD) accounted for 10.3 per cent of the factors responsible (80 cases); Wrongful Overtaking (WOT) accounted for 6.4 per cent (50 cases); and Brake Failure (BFL) accounted for 5.8 per cent (45 cases). (NAN)