The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has said no fewer than 61 persons have died in various road accidents across the state in the first quarter of the year, January to March 2021.
This
was contained in a statistics report made available by the agency's
Public Relations Officer, Commander Babatunde Akinbiyi. He said about 22
persons died in 67 road crashes that occurred in January.
He
said in February, about 19 deaths were recorded from 65 road crashes;
while 20 persons lost their lives in 69 road accidents that occurred in
March.
Akinbiyi explained that out of the 61 deaths recorded, 54 were males while seven were females.
He added that about 201 accidents were recorded during the period under review, comprising 167 vehicles and 34 motorcycles.
415 road users –292 males and 123 females, were said to have sustained injuries in the various accidents.
He
blamed most of the accidents on excessive speed, dangerous driving,
wrongful overtaking, tyre burst, using a mobile phone while driving and
among other causes.
While
condoling victims of road crashes, the traffic agency appealed to
motorists to drive cautiously, especially around construction zones,
asking them to obey traffic rules and regulations.
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