Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has disclosed that from January 2023 to December, the corps recorded a reduction in road crashes, fatalities as well as injuries.
Speaking yesterday in Abuja while briefing the press to mark the end of operation zero tolerance exercise, he said from the first of January to the 31 of December 2023, a total of 10,617 road traffic crashes were recorded across the country.
He said the figure was against 13,656 by 2022, which represents a 22% decrease.
He said 2023 revealed that 5,081 people were killed against 6,456 in 2022 representing 21% reduction, while 31,874 victims got injured in 2023, against 38,930 in the year 2022 signifying 18.1% decrease.
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But during the end of year special patrol operations tagged “Operation Zero Tolerance”, which took place from 15th December 2023 to 15th December 2024, he said the accidents recorded were a total of 634 road traffic crashes nationwide, as against 535 in the same period in 2022 representing 19% increase.
On fatalities recorded within that period, he said the Corps recorded a total 335 deaths nationwide as against 350 recorded in the same period in 2022, which represents 4% reduction.
He said the 2023 crashes involved 4,709 people as against 4,162 recorded in 2022 signifying 13% increase.
He said the total number of people injured increased by 17% as the Corps has a record of 2,055 people injured in 2023 against 1,762 in the same period in 2022.
He said the Corps rescued a total of 2,319 people in 2023 signifying 13% increase when compared to a total of 2,050 recorded in 2022.
Biu mentioned some particular crashes within the operation period, which were caused by overloading of trailers with a combination of passengers, goods and animals, speed violations, and night trips.
