FRSC blames high rate of highway accidents on over speeding, tyre bursts

Over speeding and tyre bursts have been identified as the causes of road traffic crashes.

According to the Zonal commanding officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Bulus Darwang, these two are responsible for the high rates of accidents along Kaduna, Jigawa, Kano and Katsina highways, Daily Post reports.

“It has showed that 50 percent of road accidents across the Country is caused by over speeding. We lost six Ekiti Doctors who were on their way to Sokoto, Minister of State for Labor, Mr along Kaduna/ Abuja highway and students that died in a motor accident between Ibadan and Lagos," he said.

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During a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State chapter, the Zonal officer revealed the FRSC's efforts to reduce these accidents and ensure safe roads.

“It is for this reason that the FRSC in its wisdom declared a one week tyre safety campaign nationwide. We have gone to Jigawa, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna in order to enlighten Nigerians of what is expected of them towards ensuring safety on our highways. We’ll sustain the campaign to the end of the year and beyond,” he promised.

Darwang also called on the media to help in enlightening motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, alike, on road safety.

"We need to step up efforts alongside public enlightenment and we cannot achieve this without the support of the press", he said.