The Federal Road Safety Corps says 161 persons died in 415 road crashes across the state between January and May.

The spokesman for the FRSC command in Ogun, Afolabi Odunsi, disclosed this in an interview on Tuesday in Ota.

Mr Odunsi said that during the period under review, 1,007 persons sustained injuries of varying degrees in the crashes. He also said that compared with the 494 road traffic crashes recorded in 2025 within the same period, the 2026 figure decreased by 79

The FRSC officer also mentioned that the number of deaths recorded in 2026 declined to 161, down from 212 in 2025. According to him, the number of people injured also decreased from 1,121 recorded in 2025 to 1,007 in 2026.

”This feat couldn’t have been achieved if not for the intensive public enlightenment by the FRSC personnel educating the public on road safety measures,” stated Mr Odunsi.

Mr Odunsi, however, attributed most of the road crashes to violations of traffic rules and regulations, including speeding, drunk driving, wrong overtaking, use of a phone, overloading, and burst tyres, among others.

“We are appealing to the motorists to adhere strictly to traffic rules and regulations in order to prevent unnecessary loss of lives through road crashes,” he said

He reiterated the command’s commitment to ensuring the safety of lives and property through the enforcement of traffic rules and further sensitisation.

(NAN)