Road crashes killed 5,289 people in 2025 – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it has recorded 10, 446 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) and 5,289 deaths nationwide in 2025. FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the data showed a decrease in the numbers of deaths recorded in the same period in 2024. […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it has recorded 10, 446 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) and 5,289 deaths nationwide in 2025.
FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the data showed a decrease in the numbers of deaths recorded in the same period in 2024.
Mohammed said that while the reduction confirmed that post-crash response interventions were working, it fell short of the Corps’ strategic target of a 10 per cent fatality reduction.
He said that it also confirmed that the challenge before the Corps was no longer response alone, but prevention, compliance and deterrence.
“Conversely, the number of persons killed declined from 5,421 to 5,289, representing a 2.4 per cent reduction in the same period under review.
“Although, beyond the festive operation, on an annual basis, comparative analysis of 2024 and 2025 crash data shows that total crashes increased by 9.2 per cent from 9,570 to 10,446.
“Fatal crashes rose 2,532 in 2024 to 2,608 in 2025, representing 3.0 per cent, serious crashes by 10.5 per cent, that is from 6,131 in 2024 to 6,772 in 2025, and minor crashes from 907 to 1,066, signifying a 17.5 per cent increase.
“The number of persons injured increased from 31,154 to 33,400, which is a 7.2 per cent rise, and the number of people involved increased by 8.0 per cent,” he said.
On the other hand, Mohammed said that the comparison of 2024 and 2025 passenger and vehicular movement revealed steady growth with passenger traffic rising from 45.16 million in 2024 to 47.47 million, representing a 2.54 per cent increase.
The FRSC boss said that the number of vehicles traveled also increased from 3.65 million to 3.74 million, signifying a 1.25 per cent difference.