Lagos: FRSC records 111 road crashes, 17 deaths in 3 months

The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recorded 111 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) in the first quarter of 2024. The Sector Commander, Babatunde Farinloye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that 535 people were involved in the road crashes, out of which 17 died. […]

The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recorded 111 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) in the first quarter of 2024.

The Sector Commander, Babatunde Farinloye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that 535 people were involved in the road crashes, out of which 17 died.

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He said, “We had a total of 179 casualties which comprised of 162 injured persons and 17 deaths; a total of 111 cases was recorded, 14 was fatal, 65 serious and 32 minor cases.”

The sector commander said 98 commercial vehicles, 69 owned by individuals and two government vehicles were involved in the accidents. (NAN)