The Federal Road Safety Corps has reported that between January and June, 4,387 individuals were killed in road traffic accidents across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to The PUNCH, this was disclosed by the Corps Public Education Officer and Assistant Corps Marshal, Mr. Bisi Kazeem, stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Sunday.
“From January to June, a total of 4,387 people were killed as a result of road traffic crashes. The Corps also recorded 14,108 injuries from the crashes within the same period.
“These crashes occurred as a result of night trips, fatigue, route violation, dangerous overtaking, use of worn out/expired tyres, and speeding.
“And you know our men do not operate at night, as such these drivers take advantage of our absence on the road at night to violate established traffic regulations,” he said.
Kazeem said that one of the main reasons for those accidents was that most of the drivers weren’t trained or had only a little bit of training and were new to the job.
He said that this was found through careful study and investigation.
“Before now, the key issue was their inability to meet basic safety standards.
“This necessitated the establishment of commands in Tank Farms to ensure that before any tanker loads inflammable products, it must meet the maximum safety standards.
“At the moment, we can say to a reasonable extent that the compliance level, particularly that of mandatory installation of speed limit devices though not 100 per cent is quite impressive,” he said.
