11 Killed, 112 Injured In Mishaps In 25 Days In Plateau

 

Plateau State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Sunday Maku, has said 11 people died while 112 others sustained various degrees of injuries in 42 road accidents in 25 days in the state.
Maku, who gave the statistics in Jos on Wednesday, said in the same period, 90 persons were rescued from road accidents without injuries.


He said the figures were obtained during the command’s 2013 special patrol tagged ‘Operation Zero Tolerance’, between December 19, 2013 and January 13, 2014.
Maku added that the figures were slightly lower than the corresponding period last year.
The commander said, “During the last special patrol, which lasted for 25 days, we recorded a total of 42 road carnages, with 213 casualties.
‬“Among the casualties, 11 lost their lives, 112 were severely injured while 90 persons were rescued unhurt.‬
Also in the cause of the special patrol, we arrested 511 traffic offenders in Plateau.‬
‪”The number of road accidents recorded during the 2013 festive season was fairly below what we had in 2012.‬”
He said the reduction in road accidents and the number of victims were indications that the command made some progress in its bid to reduce accidents on the roads in the state.
‪The commander added that some of the traffic offences committed included overloading, over-speeding, driving vehicles with bad tyres, dangerous overtaking as well as underage drivers.
‪Maku called on motorists to cooperate with the FRSC to ensure that Nigerian roads were free of accidents.‬