FRSC says the number of deaths were recorded in 289 road accidents across the length and breadth of Nigeria
- The statement also said the crashes involved 2,185 people with 1,000 people injured, while 998 people were rescued alive
FILE PHOTO: FRSC says the 187 people were killed in 289 crashes across Nigeria
A total of 187 people died in road accidents during the last Christmas celebrations across Nigeria, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has revealed.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FRSC said it recorded this number of deaths in 289 crashes that occurred during last weekend’s Christmas celebrations.
This revelation was made by FRSC’s head media relations and strategy Bisi Kazeem to journalists in a statement.
Kazeem said the crashes involved 2,185 people with 1,000 people injured, while 998 people were rescued alive.
“In the same vein, 9,619 offenders were arrested for 10,970 offences with 1,426 offenders arraigned in mobile courts.
“1,292 people were convicted, while five were imprisoned and 129 of them discharged,” he said in a review of the period.
The statistics, he noted, was recorded during the assessment of traffic situation within the nine-day nationwide patrol along designated routes of the nation’s highways.
NAIJ.com recalls that the FRSC had warned against reckless driving during the yuletide.
It attributed majority of accidents that occur during the festival period to reckless driving and night journeys which exposes travellers to dangers.
Mr Arinze Igwe, the FRSC Ilesa unit commander on Friday, December 23, said night travellers were exposed to the dangers of armed robbers, potholes, grounded vehicles among others causes of accidents.
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