The Federal Road Safety Corps, Kaduna Zonal Command said it recorded 522 road traffic crashes from 2021 to 2023 during the ember months in Kaduna State.
The Zonal Commanding Officer of FRSC in Kaduna, ACM Godwin Omiko, disclosed this at the occasion of the zone’s ember months sensitisation campaign on Wednesday in Kaduna.
Omiko said that during the ember months period in Kaduna State alone in 2021, FRSC recorded 209 RTC cases involving 1645, with 777 injured while 147 persons were killed.
He said in 2022, they recorded 226 RTC cases involving 1,912, with 828 injured and 160 persons killed.
Omiko added that in 2023, they also recorded 87 crashes which involved 697 persons, with 291 injured and 66 persons killed.
He said that the major causes of the crashes attributed were speeding, overloading, driver fatigue, driving under the influence of drugs and other hard substances.
“Speeding and other traffic infractions directly cause serious injuries and high fatality every year and it is important that we continue to educate ourselves about the inherent dangers of speeding, to encourage safer and more responsible driving.
“Adherence to traffic rules and regulations by road users is an important factor in reducing the frequency of the rate of occurrence of road traffic crashes on our highways,” Omiko said.
Speaking further, the ZCO stressed the impact of RTCs, adding, “it is devastating to families, households, individuals and the society at large.”
He, therefore, said the 2023 campaign was focused on massive public education, enlightenment and sensitization programmes tailored towards educating the motoring public on the dangers of the infractions and the need for compliance with safety and traffic laws.
