No fewer than 300 casualties were recorded in various road traffic crashes in Ogun State in 2021.
The Ogun Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said in a Sunday statement signed by its Public Education Officer, Mrs Florence Okpe.
The Sector Commander, Ahmed Umar disclosed that 1,200 people and more than 200 vehicles were involved.
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He noted that speed violation which was due to human error accounted for over 77 per cent of road crashes in the state in 2021.
According to him, Toyota Sienna vehicles also referred to as space buses had high involvement in the crashes during the year under review.
“The year 2021 was characterised by an upsurge in Road Traffic Crashes in Ogun state.
“Against this backdrop, the FRSC in Ogun has initiated plans to reduce Road Traffic Crashes.
“The command will deploy Radar Guns for speed detection and control.
“Also, it will sustain the enforcement of the installation of Speed Limiting Devices in commercial vehicles as a whole and by extension Sienna vehicles which have been observed to have high involvement in crashes.
“The enforcement which is scheduled to take effect as soon as possible, will be collaboratively carried out with other sister agencies like the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police among others.
“The operation is scheduled to hold across the state especially the major corridors. Radar guns will be used to check the speed of vehicles and detect any erring motorists,” the sector commander said.
Umar advised commercial motorists especially owners of Sienna vehicles to install speed limiting devices in their vehicles and shun acts capable of posing risk to them and other road users.
