Forty-one individuals misplaced their lives from street 90 crashes that occurred throughout the 18 native governments of Ondo State inside three months.
Ondo State Sector Commander of the Federal Street Security Corps (FRSC), Mr. Ezekiel SonAllah made the disclosure whereas talking with journalists in Akure, the state capital.
SonAllah advised newsmen {that a} complete of 205 individuals had been injured, whereas 41 folks had been killed in motor accidents between April and June within the second quarter of the yr 2024.
In response to him, 365 individuals had been concerned within the crashes in the course of the interval whereas quite a few site visitors offenders had been additionally arrested.
Whereas noting that the corps has not relented in its efforts to cut back crashes on the highways and inside the state, the FRSC boss charged the general public to obey the site visitors guidelines.
He added that in the course of the interval below overview, accessible statistics confirmed that each men and women had been concerned in crashes throughout the state, saying that prevalent causes of the crashes had been velocity restrict violations, harmful driving, and lack of focus.
“Street accidents that occurred within the state concerned a complete of 356 automobiles and 41 folks had been killed.
”I want to name on the final motoring public to obey street site visitors guidelines and rules to keep away from street site visitors crashes, notably in the course of the wet season and past.
“On this regard, there’s a want for correct car upkeep, and commonplace tyres are for use at all times. Street security is everybody’s enterprise. Allow us to come collectively and make our roads protected as life has no duplicate and it can’t be photocopied nor saved,” the Sector Commander stated.