Road accidents kill 143 people in Edo,
Mr Ayodele Kumapayi, Zonal Commanding Officer, in charge of Edo, Delta, and Anambra who disclosed this yesterday said the figure showed an increase of 28.80 per cent compared to the 111 who died in road accidents during the same period last year. .
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Zone 5, said fewer than 143 people were killed in separate road accidents between January and March.
He said 1,456 people were involved in accidents during the period under review, compared to 1,407 people affected during the same period last year, representing a 3.40 percent increase in the RTC affected by the area.
And at the same time, 489 of those affected by RTCs were injured, and, at the same time last year, 464 people were injured. This is an increase of 5.30 percent in comparison
He said, We have also reduced the number of serious cases recorded as 79 out of 122 serious cases were recorded during the same period last year, and this has dropped by 35.20 percent.
TZCO also claims that 63 recorded accidents have died, and they represent a 38.70 percent growth rate compared to the 49 recorded in the first quarter of 2021.
Kumapayi also revealed that 13 474 traffic offenders were arrested in various traffic offenses in the area during the period under review, compared to 8,912 arrested in the same period last year.
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