Massive reduction in festive season road deaths

Abuja - About 120 people have died in auto crashes
during the festive season, marking a 42 percent
reduction in such incidents from last year.
The Federal Road Safety Corps has disclosed that
these were killed in road crashes across the country
between December 19 and 28.
Corps Public Education Officer, Imoh Etuk, Corps
Commander while presenting an update on the
Corps' activities during this year's festive season,
disclosed the figures.
According to him, the FRSC also recorded 48 percent
reduction in the number of road traffic crashes
within this period, which stood at 193, in
comparison with 368 road crashes in 2013 while a 53
percent was also recorded in injuries in 2014 with
733 injured persons as against the 2013 figure of 1
564.
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He said details of the 2014 fatality figures indicate
that while 96 males, 17 females and 7 children made
up the 120 deaths, the year 2013 posted 208 deaths
comprising 155 males, 33 females and 20 children.
Etuk said the 2014 figure of 193 road traffic crashes
comprise of 62 fatal, 115 serious and 15 minor
reported cases while the 2013 figure of 368
comprise of 113 fatal, 225 serious and 30 minor
reported cases of road traffic crashes recorded
between 19-28 December.
He also disclosed that the 2014 figure of 733
comprise of 432 males, 185 females and 116
children while the 2013 figure of 1 564 injured
persons include 1 041 males, 384 females and 139
children.
Etuk added that the FRSC arraigned 1 073 traffic
offenders out of 9 858 arrested for contravening
traffic-related offences during the ongoing festive
season.

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