- In the fourth quarter of 2017, no fewer than 1,306 Nigerians died in road accidents
- The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) fourth-quarter report of 2017 stated that 2,489 road crashes occurred
- NBS in its quarterly report says 1,200 of the 1,306 Nigerians who died, represented 92% of the figure were adults, while 106, represented 8% were children
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says no fewer than 1,306 Nigerians died in road accidents in the fourth quarter of 2017. The NBS stated this in its “ Road Transport Data for Fourth Quarter 2017’’ posted on its website.
The NBS said that 1,200 of the 1,306 Nigerians who died, representing 92% of the figure were adults, while the remaining 106, representing 8%, were children.
According to the report, 1,019 male, representing 78% died in the period under review, while 287 female, representing 22%, died in road accidents in the period.
The report said that 2,489 road crashes occurred in the fourth quarter of 2017. It indicated that speed violation as the major cause of road crashes during the period and this accounted for 45.08% of the total road crashes reported.
It said that loss of control and dangerous driving by motorists represented 10.08 percent of crashes recorded in the fourth quarter.
According to the report, a total of 7,349 Nigerians got injured in the road accidents recorded in the period. It stated that 6,855 of the 7,349 Nigerians that got injured, representing 93% of the figure, were adults, while the remaining 494 Nigerians, representing 7% of the figure were children.
It also reported that 5,366 male, representing 73%, got injured during the quarter, while 1,983 female, representing 27%, were injured within the period.
The report said that a total of 214,256 national drivers’ licenses were produced in the quarter. It stated that Lagos and FCT produced the highest number of drivers’ licenses, while Zamfara and Kebbi States produced the least numbers of national drivers’ licenses in the period.
According to an earlier report by NAIJ.com, no fewer than 1,070 Nigerians died in road accidents in the third quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
The NBS Road Transport Data for Third Quarter, 2017 posted on its website on Wednesday, December 6, showed that 89 out of the number were children.
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The report stated that 981 of the 1,070 Nigerians that died, representing 91.7% of the figure were adults while the remaining 89 Nigerians, representing 8.3% of the figure were children.
