About 1,437 persons have been killed while over 6,831 have
sustained various degrees of injuries due to road accidents in 2013, the
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said.
Corp Marshal and Chief Executive of
FRSC, Mr. Osita Chidoka, disclosed this on Friday in Calabar, Cross River
State, at a stakeholder’s sensitisation forum on vehicle speeds limit device.
Represented by the Sector Commander
of Cross River State, Mr. Albanus Nwakchukwu, he attributed the series of road
accidents on the nation’s road to the use of Toyota Hiace YH3 buses which he
said were recalled in Australia as a result of fire in 1990 and recently in
2012.
On the statistics of accidents attributed to different brands of vehicles, the road safety boss pointed out that between 2007 and 2012, Toyota Hiace buses alone crashed in about 1,844 accidents, adding that out of the 48 per cent of the total buses involved in crashes, 31 per cent of all the buses involved had resulted in fire incidents.
On the statistics of accidents attributed to different brands of vehicles, the road safety boss pointed out that between 2007 and 2012, Toyota Hiace buses alone crashed in about 1,844 accidents, adding that out of the 48 per cent of the total buses involved in crashes, 31 per cent of all the buses involved had resulted in fire incidents.
He, therefore, charged the Managing Director of the Toyota
to install a speed limiting device on their vehicles as such devices would help
in the reduction of incidences of road accidents on the nation’s highways.
The FRSC boss also
charged stakeholders in the transport sector to install the speed
limiting device, adding that it is the only way the transport industry
can avert accidents which occur on a daily basis.
State Director of National Orientation
Agency, Mrs Florence Osang, charged motorists to acquaint themselves with road
signs, which she said will help in reduction of carnages on roads, adding that
regular mental health check-up by motorists would also help to reduce incessant
accident on roads
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Seriosly those hummer buses r death traps wit d way d drivers handles the vehicle, God I travelled from lagos-Abuja last tuesday if not by his grace I won't b writting now I saw hell on d way, please toyota shld make d maximum speed 100 or less. Hav sworn I neva travel wit hummer buses again in my life
ReplyDeleteIs it only Nigeria that use these type of buses? I think we need to put our own house in order. Let fix our roads, stop overloadng, overspeeding, underage divers n enforce all driving laws to the later
ReplyDeleteYou are right my brother or whatever gender you are! The problem is not with the bus but with handling. Even at 50km/hr,shit can still happen. Like he has rightly said above, let's put our house in order. I want to also add that the practice of extortion from these drivers at the park is worrying! They part with huge sums of money at the park that you wonder how they are still in business! This leaves serious psychological trauma on these drivers as they are so unhappy and murmur all through the journey coupled with what the police and military will extort along the way too. Thus also add to their speed so as to do return trips as many and urgently as possible to make up! So their job is not done in joy. It would interest you to know that the overloads are glossed over because they know those monies are theirs! There must a moral and political will from "Ogas on top" to tackle this menaces.
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