106 children, 1,200 adults died in road accidents in Nigeria in last quarter of 2017

Abuja—The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said no fewer than 1,306 Nigerians died in road accidents in the fourth quarter of 2017.

The NBS stated this in its “Road Transport Data for Fourth Quarter 2017” posted on its website.

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) is the government agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria.

The NBS said that 1,200 of the 1,306 Nigerians who died, representing 92 per cent of the figure were adults, while the remaining 106, representing eight per cent, were children.

According to the report, 1,019 male, representing 78 per cent died in the period under review, while 287 female, representing 22 per cent, died in road accidents in the period.

The report said 2,489 road crashes occurred in fourth quarter of 2017.

It indicated that speed violation was the major cause of road crashes during the period and this accounted for 45.08 per cent of the total road crashes reported.

It said loss of control and dangerous driving by motorists represented 10.08 per cent of crashes recorded in the fourth quarter.

According to the report, a total of 7,349 Nigerians got injured in road accidents recorded in the period.

NBS stated that 6,855 of the 7,349 Nigerians that got injured, representing 93 per cent of the figure, were adults, while the remaining 494 Nigerians, representing 7 per cent of the figure were children.

It also reported that 5,366 male, representing 73 per cent, got injured during the quarter, while 1,983 female, representing 27 per cent, were injured within the period.

The report said a total of 214,256 national drivers’ licenses were produced in the quarter.

NBS said Lagos and FCT produced the highest number of drivers’ licenses, while Zamfara and Kebbi states produced the least numbers of national drivers’ licenses in the period.