FRSC recorded 504 crashes involving 842 vehicles in Delta in 2013

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Delta, on Monday, said it recorded a total of 504 crashes involving 842 vehicles in 2013.
The Sector Commander, Mr Imoh Etuk, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba.
Etuk said 1, 720 casualties were recorded from the crashes out of which 168 died and 1, 446 persons were injured.
He attributed most of the crashes to overspeeding, burst tyres, loss of control, overloading and wrong overtaking.
According to him, most drivers in the state do not always obey traffic signals whenever they are on the road.
The sector commander said more enlightenment programmes were organised in the state in the year under review, which helped in the reduction of the crashes.
He said most of the crashes recorded in the state involved inter-state commercial vehicles, adding that 17, 398 motorists were apprehended for various traffic offences during the period.
Etuk said a total of 20, 353 traffic offences were recorded across the state last year, while 11, 364 vehicles were impounded.
He identified seat belt violation, riding motor cycle without helmet, light signs and number plate violations as the prevalent offences during the period.
The sector commander said 9, 118 of those arrested were enlightened on traffic regulations and made to pay fines of between N2, 000 and N50, 000 before their release.
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