By: Enahoro Iyemefokhai
The Edo State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Wednesday said a total of 149 persons died in various accidents that occurred in the state in 2021.
Henry Benamaisia, the sector Commander made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Benin City.
Benamaisia said the 149 deaths were against 176 deaths recorded in 2020 representing 15.3 percent.
He said a total of 235 road crashes were recorded in the period under review as against 251crashes in 2020 representing a 6.4 percent reduction.
The Sector Commander further disclosed that in 2021, 527 persons sustained various degrees of injuries as against 612 recorded in 2020 representing a decrease of 13.9 percent.
He also added that a total of 1434 persons were involved in the accidents in 2021 against 1618 persons in 2020 representing an 11.4 percent reduction.
He posited that a total of 432 vehicles were involved in the accidents in 2021 against 421 vehicles in 2020 representing a 2.5 percent reduction.
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Benamaisia, however, attributed the accidents to overspeeding, route violation, dangerous driving, drunkenness, violation of road signs among other traffic violations.
He advised motorists and other road users to obey traffic rules so as to stay alive, assuring that the corps will not tolerate indiscipline on road and that their target is to reduce accidents to the barest minimum this year.
