Sienna vehicles most involved as over 300 died in Ogun road crashes in 2021: FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no fewer than 300 people died in various road accidents in Ogun State in 2021.
The FRSC sector commander in the state, Ahmed Umar disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday.
“The year 2021 was characterised by an upsurge in Road Traffic Crashes in Ogun state,” Mr Umar said in the statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Florence Okpe.
Mr Umar explained that 1,200 people were involved in the various road accidents with over 200 vehicles involved.
He noted that speed violation which was due to human error accounted for over 77 per cent of accidents in the state in 2021.
The FRSC head revealed that Sienna vehicles also referred to as space buses had high involvement in the crashes during the year under review.
“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.
Mr Umar further advised commercial motorists especially owners of Sienna vehicles to install speed limiting devices in their vehicles and desist from acts that could pose as threats to them and other road users.
(NAN)
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