Road Usage: FRSC Says 604 Trailers, 296 Tankers Involved In Crashes In 10 Months - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 19, 2019
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC says a total of 604trailers and 296 tankers were involved in road crashes between January andOctober 2019.
The agency’s Corps-Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi announced this ata press conference on FRSC’s plans to ensure a crash-free Yuletide season inAbuja.
He explained that the Corps would be resolute in itscommitment to changes that could stem the tide of crash fatality rate, usingthe end-of-year special patrol operations as a launching point.
According to Oyeyemi, the special operation is carried outby the Corps to tackle the challenges of road traffic crashes, trafficgridlock, obstructions, injuries and deaths associated with the yuletideseason.
The FRSC boss recalled that the Corps had earlier in theyear set for itself a target of 20 percent reduction in the rate of crashes,with a 25 percent reduction target set for fatality rate.
Oyeyemi explained that 10 FRSC personnel died, out of the 77officials that were knocked-down while on duty by erring drivers.