By Jethro Ibileke
No fewer than 90 persons were killed in 188 road crashes that occurred in Edo State between January and December, 2024.
A total of 471 persons sustained carrying degrees of injuries in the crashes within the period under review.
The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, disclosed this to journalists in Benin.
“From January to December 2024, we recorded a total of 188 accidents, 90 killed while 471 were injured,” he said.
A breakdown of the figures shows that the month of January 2024 recorded more casualties than every other month, accounting for 22 lives.
According to the Edo FRSC boss, most of the fatal crashes recorded were a result of break failure, overspending, dangerous driving, use of phones while driving, route violation and others.
He explained that the Corps is stepping up a campaign across the State to sensitize motorists on the need to imbibe a safety culture while driving to ensure the safety of passengers and pedestrians.
Mathew who warned motorists against all forms of dangerous driving, to enable them to arrive safely at their destinations, called on all stakeholders to work together to zero road traffic crashes in the State during the year 2025.