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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State has said that Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) claimed no fewer than 473 lives in the state between January 2022 and June 2023.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The State Sector Commander, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Minna.
Tsukwam explained that in view of the high number of deaths recorded through RTCs in the state, the command was working tirelessly to reduce crashes in the state to the barest minimum.
He reported that within the period under review, the command recorded 766 road crashes, with about 5, 272 persons involved, and 2, 607 sustaining various degrees of injuries.
The sector commander also said that 204 of the RTCs were fatal, 483 serious while and 79 were minor.
He explained that the RTCs were caused by human, vehicular and environmental factors.
He, however, said that the corps concentrated on the drivers during sensitization, because little mistakes by them could lead to accidents as they drive and control the vehicles.
“The attitude of a driver while driving matters a lot and compliance to traffic rules and regulations is also important. Therefore, it is the human that is responsible for many of the accidents,” He said.
“Every day, we go to the motor parks to talk to commercial drivers and also take a look at their vehicles to determine their roadworthiness.
“When you obey traffic rules and regulations, you have saved your own life and the lives of other road users.”
Tsukam urged residents of the state to always respect traffic rules and regulations while using the roads to prevent RTCs.
“RTCs have claimed many lives, while others have been maimed for life,” he said.
Niger: Road accidents claimed 473 lives in 6 months – FRSC
