2010: FRSC Confirms 472 Deaths In 500 Road Accidents

The Federal Road Safety Commission on Monday confirmed the death of 472 persons in more than 500 roads accidents in different parts of the country in December 2010.

The Corps Marshall of the FRSC, Mr. Osita Chidoka, made the confirmation in Lokoja on Monday while reviewing the activities of the commission in the last month of 2010.

He said the commission would come up with the state-by-state statistic of roads accidents in the period, saying that the three states with the lowest number of crashes would be rewarded.

Chidoka described the activities of the commission in the last three months of 2010 as successful, pointing out that the number of death and accident was low when compared with December 2009.

He commended the police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps as well as the Nigeria Air Force for collaborating with FRSC to reduce carnage on the nation’s highways, adding that the introduction of aerial survey was helpful.

Chidoka, who was in Lokoja to monitor the flow of traffic on the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja Road, said the commission would further mobilise resources toward reducing road crashes.

He commended the media and other stakeholders for their support, but said that a lot still needed to be done in the effort to change the attitude of drivers and other road users.

Chidoka was accompanied by the Zonal Commander of the FRSC, Mr. Austin Aipoh, Mr. Kayode Olagunju and Kogi sector Commander, Mr. Sunday Maku.