The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Gombe State, on Tuesday, said it recorded 94 deaths and 845 injured persons in 301 road accidents from January to October.
The Unit Commander, Mr Felix Theman, disclosed this at the inauguration of the 2022 Ember Months campaign tagged: “Operation Zero Tolerance”, with the theme: “Avoid Speeding, Overloading and Unsafe Tyres to Arrive Alive”.
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He attributed the accidents to speeding, overloading, wrongful overtaking, faulty vehicles and failure to comply with speed limits.
He said the corps had scaled up surveillance and patrols to ensure safety on the roads through the deployment of additional vehicles and ambulances.
Theman added that the corps had also trained its personnel to enhance response and rescue operations, especially during night hours.
On his part, Gov Inuwa Yahaya urged residents of the state to imbibe the right attitude while using the roads.
Represented by his Deputy, Dr Manassah Jatau, the governor said his administration had provided road infrastructure and solar street lighting system towards ensuring safer roads. (NAN)
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