The National Bureau of Statistics recently release data
which showed that 1,292 Nigerians have been killed in road accidents in the
last three months across the nation.
According to the report, 1,292 Nigerians got killed in the
road traffic crashes recorded in the first quarter of 2018, saying that 1,186
of the 1,292 Nigerians who got killed, representing 92% of the figure, were
adults while the remaining 106 Nigerians, representing 8% of the figure, were
children.
The report added that 1,008 male Nigerians, representing
78%, got killed in road crashes in the first quarter while 284 female
Nigerians, representing 22% got killed.
“The first quarter of 2018 road transport data reflected
that 2,482 road crashes occurred. Speed violation is reported as the major
cause of road crashes in the first quarter and it accounted for 50.81% of the
total road crashes reported. Tyre burst and dangerous driving followed closely
as they both accounted for 8.26% and 8.42% of the total road crashes recorded,”
it said.
According to the data, a total of 8,466 Nigerians got
injured in the road traffic crashes recorded, while 7,773 of the 8,466
Nigerians who got injured, representing 92% of the figure, were adults and the
remaining 693 Nigerians, representing 8% of the figure were children. It said
6,394 male Nigerians, representing 76%, got injured in road crashes in the
first quarters while 2,072 female Nigerians, representing 24% got injured.
Staggering!
Stop speeding. It kills!
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