FRSC: Nigeria’s road accidents dropped to 5,700 in half year

FRSC: Nigeria’s road accidents dropped to 5,700 in half year

Nigeria witnessed a total of 5,700 road traffic crashes in the first six months of 2023, the Federal Road Safety Corps has reported.

The figure is however said to be a 15 per cent drop in the accident rate recorded within the same period (half year) in the country last year.

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FRSC headquarters Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday.

Part of the statement read, “According to FRSC road traffic crash dashboard, within the period under consideration, the Corps recorded a total of 5,700 road traffic crashes as against 6,627 in the same period in the year 2022, representing 14 per cent decrease.

“In the same vein, from January to June 2023, the Corps also achieved 14 per cent reduction in number of people rescued with injuries, having rescued a total of 16,716 in 2023 against 19,440 injured victims in the first half of the year 2022.

“On the number of people killed, the Corps also recorded significant reduction within the operational period. “According to the crash data report, in the first six months of the year 2023, the Corps recorded a total of 2,850 fatalities as against 3,375 in the same period in 2022, representing 15.5% reduction.

“The Corps Marshal attributed this modest achievement to a number of strategies and innovations in enforcement activities, improved presence and visibility, public enlightenment and partners engagement.”

The statement quoted the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dauda Biu, as urging drivers to desist from bad driving behaviours

He said the Corps remained committed to achieving its corporate mandate of sanitizing the highways and entrenching safety on the road.