FRSC says Ondo records 16.77% reduction in road traffic death

THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo Sector Command says it has recorded 16.77 per cent reduction in road traffic death across the state between 2021 and 2022.

Ezekiel Sonallah, the state Sector Commander, stated this on Wednesday during a programme held in commemoration of the 2022 African Road Safety Day and World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in Akure. The programme was themed: “Justice” with the slogan “Remember Support Act”.

Sonallah attributed the death reduction to the continuous awareness and sensitisation campaigns embarked upon by the command at churches, mosques, motor parks and traditional institutions across the state.

The sector commander explained that the number of people injured in 2021 was 775 while 852 was injured in 2022 with an increase of 9.93 per cent.

Similarly, he said that 161 deaths were recorded in 2021 while 134 deaths were recorded in 2022, which is a decrease of 16.77 per cent.

He explained further that in 2021, 409 road accidents were recorded while 320 accidents occurred in 2022, which is a decrease of 21.7 per cent of total road crashes.

He said that the statistics was between January 2021 and October 2021 on one hand and January 2022 and October 2022 on the other hand.

Sonallah, who emphasised that safety on the road was the collective responsibility of all road users, especially on highways, said that all hands must be on deck to achieve zero crashes between now and 2023 remembrance day celebration.

“But the reduction is not enough. This figure is still very high, still not acceptable and not what we want, we will not relent until we record zero crashes on our roads. So, we still have work to do. We must work together, particularly as the remaining part of the year is always characterised with high traffic volume. So, I want to implore not only people of Ondo State, we all must be safety conscious and patient while on the highway”,he said.