The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 90 passengers were killed in 188 road accidents that occurred across Edo State in 2024.
The state sector commander, Cyril Mathew, who disclosed this to journalists, said the accident happened between January and December 2024.
He said 471 passengers were injured within the period under review.
Mathew said 90 passengers died in 188 accidents that happened across the state.
“From January to December 2024, we recorded a total of 188 accidents, 90 killed while 471 injured,” he said.
According to him, in January, 22 passengers died. Four died in February; 11 in March; 5 in April five; seven in May; four in June; one in July and August respectively, while nine died in September.
Mathew added that seven people died in October, 13 in November, while six died in December 2024.
The sector commander said most of the crashes in the state that led to the deaths recorded were as a result of brake failure, overspeeding, dangerous driving, and use of phone route violation, among others.
He explained that the corps was stepping up campaign across the state to sensitise motorists to the need to imbibe safety culture while driving on the road to ensure the safety of passengers and pedestrians.
Mathew warned motorists against over-loading, drunk driving, night driving, use of phone, and overspeeding.
He called on the people and other stakeholders to work together with the corps to achieve zero road traffic crash in the state.
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