The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps says it recorded 111 road crashes in the first quarter of 2024.
The Sector Commander, Babatunde Farinloye, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos that 535 people were involved in the road crashes out of which 17 died within the period under review.
“We had a total of 179 casualties, which comprised 162 injured persons and 17 deaths. A total of 111 cases were recorded; 14 were fatal, 65 serious and 32 minor cases,” he said.
The sector commander said 98 commercial vehicles, 69 owned by individuals, and two government vehicles, were involved in the accidents.
“Our target is zero fatality, not that accidents will not happen, but we are pushing for zero fatality.
“Accidents occur due to many reasons, including environmental and mechanical errors, but majorly the cause of the accident is attached under human error.
“It is humans that will go above recommended speed limits; they will not recognise signals and signs on the road, they don’t maintain the vehicle, they will see that the road is not good and still want to go above the speed limits,” he lamented.
Earlier in March, two passengers fell off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagoon as the commercial bus they were on crashed on the bridge.
The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the crash in a statement.
