The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has reiterated its commitment towards collaborating with traditional rulers to intensify efforts aimed at reducing auto crashes. The commitment was made by the Zonal Commanding officer, Bauchi Zone Rs. 12, ACM, Imoh J. Etuk during the 2019 Special Marshals sectoral workshop held yesterday at the Development Exchange Centre (DEC), Bauchi. The zonal commandant explained ...
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FCT records highest road accidents in March —Corps Marshal
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Friday said Federal Capital Territory recorded the highest number of road accidents in March, with 118 crashes involving 733 persons with 29 fatalities and 295 injuries. Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, said this in the FRSC’s Road Traffic Crash Report he signed for the month of March, and made available in Abuja. According to ...
Read More »N682 dies, 3, 953 sustain injuries in 1,107 road crashes
A total of 682 persons died, while 3, 953 others were injured in 1, 107 road crashes across the country in December 2018, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported. The agency made the fact known in its monthly Road Traffic Crash (RTC) Report signed by the Corps Marshal, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, and released yesterday in Abuja. The figures ...
Read More »FRSC set to curb road crashes
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reiterated its efforts to reduce road crashes in the country through intelligence patrol. Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states, Mr. Osas Osadebamwen, disclosed this during the 2018 Zonal Retreat in Sokoto on Monday. The participants were drawn from the sectors and zonal commands. Osadebamwen noted that the time ...
Read More »FRSC records 162 deaths in Niger road crashes
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger said that 162 people died in various road crashes in the state in the last seven months. The sector Commander of the corps in the state, Yusuf Garba, disclosed this in an interview in Minna on Wednesday. Mr Garba said a total of 1,471 people were involved in 241 road crashes while ...
Read More »FRSC records 125 road crashes in Adamawa, 65 deaths and 329 injuries
Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Adamawa state, Mohammed Husaini, yesterday in Yola raised an alarm about road crashes involving heavy-duty vehicles in the state. The Sector Commander said in 2017 alone, 125 crashes were recorded causing the death of “65 people and 329 others sustained injuries”. He gave the figures while reacting to the Nigerian Pilot bureau on ...
Read More »72 lives lost, 575 others injured in Bauchi road crashes
72 people died while 575 sustained various degrees of injuries in different road crashes across Bauchi State within a span of five months. The crashes according to the Statistics of the Road Traffic Crashes released by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi State Sector Command occurred between January and May 2018. According to the statistics there were 141 crashes ...
Read More »190 persons sustain injuries, 62 die in Ogun road crash
ROAD CRASH – The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) said on Sunday that 62 persons died while several others were injured in various auto crashes across the state between January and March. The TRACE Public Relations Officer, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi, who stated ...
Read More »FRSC partners NGO to reduce road crashes
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Benue Command, has indicated interest to partner with an NGO, Road Caution Awareness Initiative, to reduce road crashes and fatalities. The Benue Sector Commander, Mr. David Mendie, made the disclosure while receiving a team from the NGO led by Mr. Noah Tsumbu, in his office on Friday in Makurdi. According to him, the partnership will ...
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