222 Killed, 779 Injured In 304 Oyo Road Crashes Within 12 Months – FRSC
2 min readThe Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Oyo, Mrs. Rosemary Alo, weekend said no fewer than 222 persons lost their lives, 779 injured while 304 road crashes were recorded in the state in 12 months.
She stated that the road crashes were recorded across the 33 local government areas of the state, adding that the numbers were not up to the reported cases in 2023.
She stated further that 304 crashes were recorded in 2024 as against 495 recorded in 2023, adding that, “ 779 injured as against 1,321 previous year, 222 died as against 270. About 1,795 involved as against 2,935 while 412 vehicles involved as against 794 as at Friday, 27th December, 2024.”
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She said the reduction in the rate of motor crashes in the state was as a result of efforts of the command and that there is the need for strict compliance with traffic rules.
She added that despite efforts of the command in sensitising people on dangers of dangerous driving, there is the need for motorists and other road users in the state to imbibe safety as a culture on the road.
“In as much as we continue to sensitise the public on the danger of reckless driving, over speeding and driving with worn out tyres,these are the critical offences that we have noted contribute greatly to the crashes. In as much as we intensify our efforts in sensitising people on this dangers, we are craving or appealing to motorists and other road users to imbibe road culture.
“The positive attitude of the motorists and other road users will to a great extent reduce road crashes. At a time like this, you will find out that everybody is in a haste to get to their various destinations, but this has been responsible for the various accidents that were recorded on our roads.
“If the motorists and the entire public imbibe the road culture, the present rate of crashes will be crashed further, hence we are appealing to them to ensure that they adhere strictly to the various traffic rules.”