The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says a total of 850 road traffic crashes were recorded in the FCT resulting in 159 deaths and 1,572 injuries between January and November.
Oga Ochi, the sector commander, RS7.1 Federal Capital Territory, FCT, disclosed this at the 2021 Special Marshal Sectorial Workshop on Saturday, November 20, 2021, in Abuja.
The theme of the workshop is, “Volunteerism beyond Ember Months: the Role of Special Marshals in Combating Road Traffic Crashes”.
Ochi identified exceeding the speed limit as one of the major challenges confronting road use in the FCT owing to a number of good roads within the territory.
He said the road users often took advantage of the good roads and tended to `over’ speed, adding that 75 percent of the crashes was as a result of over speeding.
“Between January and November 19, 2021, a total of 850 road traffic crashes (RTC) was recorded in the FCT resulting in 159 deaths and 1572 injuries.
“This trend if not quickly addressed and reversed could constitute a major impediment to the economic growth of FCT.
“The giant challenges occasioned by increasing rate of RTCs are the lack of obedience to traffic rules, impatience on the part of road users and relative lack of acknowledge of road code.
“The tasks of reversing the trend as contained in the decade of action for Road Safety 2021- 2030 required that Special Marshals must brace up to greater performance beyond Ember Months Campaign.
“We must take advantage of the conducive environment created by the able leadership of the Corps and FCT to maximize our service delivery to road users in the FCT,’’ he said.
